"The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated,……" — Lord Chesterfield
"The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius."
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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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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
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If your opponent is playing several shots in vain attempts to extricate himself from a bunker, do not stand near…
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Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying…
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In 1847, two years before the greedy rush for gold began in California, the Mormons quietly began irrigating Utah's Salt…
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As you experience success in applying kaizen to clear goals like weight loss or career advancement, remember to hold onto…
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