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...
blessing firsts
Health ... is the first and greatest of all blessings.
light sight firsts
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.
country arbitrary steps
Arbitrary power has seldom... been introduced in any country at once. It must be introduced by slow degrees, and as it were step by step.
time procrastination procrastinating
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.
positive time procrastination
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it.
education ignorance perspective
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.
perfection giving laziness
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.
friendship trust love-you
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.
funny brother sibling
Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.
smile patience degrees
Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct--never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.
education knowledge world
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
funny marriage drinking
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
forgiveness silly pride
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. It implies a discovery of weakness, which we are more careful to conceal than a crime. Many a man will confess his crimes to a friend; but I never knew a man that would tell his silly weaknesses to his most intimate one.
inspirational heart men
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.