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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Lord Chesterfield quotes

British Statesman September 22, 1694

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Lord Chesterfield quote: "I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable..."
I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield
I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like..."
Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults."
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom..."
The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well."
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "To govern mankind, one must not overrate them."
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Take the tone of the company you are in."
Take the tone of the company you are in. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself."
If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Let them show me a cottage where there are not the same vices..."
Let them show me a cottage where there are not the same vices of which they accuse the courts. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently..."
In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield quote: "Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed."
Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed. Lord Chesterfield

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