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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

«Women who are either indisputably beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are best flattered upon the score of their understandings; but those who are in a state of mediocrity are best flattered upon their beauty, or at least their graces: for every woman w»
«Ridicule is the best test of truth»
Author: Lord Chesterfield (Diplomat, Statesman, Wit) | About: Ridicule | Keywords: ridicule
«You must look into people, as well as at them»
«I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.»
«Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.»
«I am sure that since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh.»
«I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow [perhaps William Lowndes], who used to say, `Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves.'»
«A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.»
«Great merit, or great failings, will make you respected or despised; but trifles, little attentions, mere nothings, either done or neglected, will make you either liked or disliked in the general run of the world.»
«Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed.»

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