Quote by Lord Chesterfield Download Open image ““Many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.”” — Lord Chesterfield ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“We're all storytellers. We choose to tell ourselves the kind of tale we want to hear.” — Danielle Ganek Copy Share Image
“We wanted - no, we needed - to tell our stories, and more importantly, we needed our stories to be heard.” — Candace Fleming Copy Share Image
“What a storyteller does is *see* more than most of us. We say he's making up his stories, but he—or better yet, *she*—watches more… — Dean Hughes Copy Share Image
“I thought I detected a bit of wonder in his voice, that he'd like to become part of a story, any story.” — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image
“...he had learned that was the way with most people. The story was never the story, and it surprised you, how much another person… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
“Knowing the story doesn't make it any better. We get what we're given, nothing more, nothing less.” — Marjorie Celona Copy Share Image
“Sometimes all a story needed was one or two people to read or listen to it to make it matter.” — Adam Langer Copy Share Image
“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.” — Danny Kahneman 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… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
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… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image