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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Lord Chesterfield quotes

British Statesman September 22, 1694

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Lord Chesterfield quote: "Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother..."
Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me. Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the..."
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts..."
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast..."
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. Lord Chesterfield
Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you. Lord Chesterfield
Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. Lord Chesterfield
Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a..."
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. Lord Chesterfield
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it. Lord Chesterfield
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in."
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. Lord Chesterfield
There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Lord Chesterfield
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife..."
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. Lord Chesterfield

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