Endure Quote by Lord Chesterfield Download Open image “A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share in another.” — Lord Chesterfield ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Endure Men Share Wit
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless… — Philip Dormer Stanhope Copy Share Image
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A man cannot please long who has only one kind of wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A man does not please long when he has only species of wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happen to border on abuse. A little genius… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others;… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions… Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself what such and such an amusement leads to, as it is essential to have an objective in everything you do. Any pastime that contributes nothing to bodily strength or to mental alertness is a totally ridiculous,… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share
No woman ever yet either reasoned or acted long together consequentially; but some little thing, some love, some resentment, somepresent momentary interest, some supposed… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I am in the pitiable situation of feeling all the force of temptation without having the strength to succumb to it. — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost nothing but pen, ink and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner,… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“Secret thoughts and an open countenance will take you safely the world over” — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster:… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young,… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth; for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny it. A truth learned in a certain light, and attacked in certain words, by men of wit and humor, may, and often doth, become ridiculous, at least so far, that the truth is only remembered… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share
So many things beat upon us in a lifetime that simply enduring may seem almost beyond us… But the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can endure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remembered Him and the commandments He… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who… — Christopher Reeve Copy Share Image
There is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things,… — James Nayler Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure: that when the last ding-dong of doom has clanged… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he… — Friedrich Schiller Copy Share Image
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
It is impossible to build enduring institutions without solid values. For us, the fundamental value is that associated with democracy. — Fernando Henrique Cardoso Copy Share Image
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
