"The manner of a vulgar man has freedom……" — Lord Chesterfield
"The manner of a vulgar man has freedom without ease; the manner of a gentleman, ease without freedom"
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228 Quotes by Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield has 228 quotes on this site.
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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination:…
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere,…
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Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
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Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
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The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old…
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In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
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A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.
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Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
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Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the…
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
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More Ease Quotes
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A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.
— Jane Austen
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A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.
— Jane Austen
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
— HonorÈ De Balzac
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A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is…
— Georges Bataille
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I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So…
— Ingrid Bergman
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I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't…
— David Bowie
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The use of refined petroleum as fuel, which began in the 1850s, freed hundreds of millions of people from the…
— James Buchan
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I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of…
— Donald Cargill
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This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.
— Winston Churchill
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As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where…
— George Clooney
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Ease is the enemy of the artist. When things get too easy, you're in trouble.
— Chuck Close
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Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and…
— Spencer W. Kimball
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