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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Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.
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When a man wants your advice he generally wants your praise
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Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.
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I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.
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I wish... that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it.
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Take the tone of the company you are in.
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The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.
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Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise.
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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 seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.
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Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.
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Take the tone of the company that you are in
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Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted