Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield KG PCwas a British statesman, and a man of letters, and wit. He was born in London to Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, and Lady Elizabeth Savile, and known as Lord Stanhope until the death of his father, in 1726. Educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he subsequently embarked on the Grand Tour of the Continent, to complete his education as a nobleman, by exposure to the cultural legacies of Classical antiquity and...
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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.
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Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.
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A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who, by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning would have proved a coward
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A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.
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Never hold anyone by the button, or the hand, in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them
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Swallow all your learning in the morning, but digest it in company in the evenings
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Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the proper relation between a man of sense and his books.
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In the case of scandal as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief
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Take the tone of the company that you are in
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Let dull critics feed upon the carcasses of plays; give me the taste and the dressing
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If a man has a mind to be thought wiser, and a woman handsomer than they really are, their error is a comfortable one to themselves, and an innocent one with regard to other people
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The young leading the young, is like the blind leading the blind; ""they will both fall into the ditch
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I am sure that since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh.
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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.