"Whoever is in a hurry shows that the……" — Lord Chesterfield
"Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him."
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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 Bad Timing Quotes
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I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.
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Obviously my game wasn't too good at Augusta, I had a couple of technical faults, the posture wasn't too good.…
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Good timing is invisible. Bad timing sticks out a mile.
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All broken hearts are circumstantial. Every lovelorn jerk is the victim of bad timing, good intentions, and someone else’s poor…
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Truth, at the wrong time, can be dangerous.
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No one was to blame for what happened, but that does not make it any less difficult to accept. It…
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So I didn't adopt Homer because he was cute and little and sweet, or because he was helpless and needed…
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Your best work involves timing. If someone wrote the best hip hop song of all time in the Middle Ages,…
— Scott Adams
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The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry
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No plan can prevent a stupid person from doing the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time…
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That awkward moment when you say 'Hey' to someone on facebook chat, and seconds later they sign out. How Rude.
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All broken hearts are circumstantial. Every lovelorn jerk is the victim of bad timing, good intentions, and someone elses poor…
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