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...
believe ignorance thinking
The herd of mankind can hardly be said to think; their notions are almost all adoptive; and, in general, I believe it is better that it should be so; as such common prejudices contribute more to order and quiet, than their own separate reasonings would do, uncultivated and unimproved as they are.
liars lying believe
One man affirms that he has rode post a hundred miles in six hours; probably it is a lie; but supposing it to be true, what then? Why, he is a very good post-boy; that is all. Another asserts, and probably not without oaths, that he has drunk six or eight bottles of wine at a sitting; out of charity I will believe him a liar; for if I do not, I must think him a beast.
manners ceremony
Ceremonies are the outworks of manners.
family father son
Few fathers care much for their sons, or at least, most of them care more for their money. Of those who really love their sons, few know how to do it.
style dirt rags
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.
real dignity disadvantages
Awkwardness is a more real disadvantage than it is generally thought to be; it often occasions ridicule, it always lessens dignity.
health pay being-sick
Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
fitness perseverance exercise
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.
sad depressing inspiration
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
witty sex ridiculous
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
fashion clothes style
Style is the dress of thoughts, and let them be ever so just.
life motivational positive
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.
reading cows pleasure
The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.
fashion understanding mind
Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.