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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Lord Chesterfield quotes

British Statesman September 22, 1694

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Lord Chesterfield quote: "Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken..."
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough. Lord Chesterfield
The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of..."
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "When a person is in fashion, all they do is right."
When a person is in fashion, all they do is right. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as..."
In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter. Lord Chesterfield
Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased..."
He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. Lord Chesterfield
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster,..."
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "The more one works, the more willing one is to work."
The more one works, the more willing one is to work. Lord Chesterfield
Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and..."
Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling..."
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all..."
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income."
A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. Lord Chesterfield

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