Impetuous Quote by Lord Chesterfield

A man who insults the modesty of a woman, as good as tells her that he has seen something in her conduct that warranted…

— Samuel Richardson

Vulgarism in language is the distinguishing characteristic of bad company, and a bad education. A man of fashion avoids nothing with more care than…

— Lord Chesterfield

A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.

— Sophocles

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

— Anonymous

When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into…

— Baltasar Gracian

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

— John Ruskin

A man must keep his earnestness nimble, to escape ridicule.

— D. H. Lawrence

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of…

— Stendhal

He who indulges his sense in any excesses renders himself obnoxious to his own reason; and, to gratify the brute in him, displeases the…

— Walter Scott

A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be.

— Winston Churchill

He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater