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...
mazes purpose firmness
Firmness of purpose is one of the best instruments of success.
boredom age youth
At any age we must cherish illusions, consolatory or merely pleasant; in youth, they are omnipresent; in old age we must search for them, or even invent them. But with all that, boredom is their natural and inevitable accompaniment.
wine mean play
Remember, that when I speak of pleasures I always mean the elegant pleasures of a rational being, and not the brutal ones of a swine. I mean la bonne chère, short of gluttony; wine, infinitely short of drunkenness; play, without the least gaming; and gallantry, without debauchery.
positive time care
I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.
powerful work haste
Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
country travel nature
The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.
inspirational life wise
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
inspirational personal-growth hours
If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away?
advice balance needs
Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.
respectable ifs
You must be respectable, if you will be respected.
judging age merit
Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age
fashion ifs
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.
two people three
I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. I am very sure, that many people lose two or three hours every day, by not taking care of the minutes.
hate political politics
Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them.