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...
time flying hours
Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.
advice tone conformity
Take the tone of the company you are in.
advice return comeback
The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.
mankind
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them.
imagination betrayed want
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.
men differences laughing
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.
giving doe pleasure
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.
self ego veils
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
ambition pride your-side
If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.
hate people inferiority
People hate who makes you feel one's inferiority.
passion tragedy dignity
In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.
pockets watches like-you
Wear your knowledge like your watch - in you pocket - and don't pull it out just for show.
thinking play should
When one is at play, one should not think of one's learning.
real real-friends real-friendship
Real friendship is a slow grower.