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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

«Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.»
«Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both»
«We are, in truth, more than half of what we are by imitation»
«Let dull critics feed upon the carcasses of plays; give me the taste and the dressing»
«An injury is much sooner forgiven than an insult»
«If a man has a mind to be thought wiser, and a woman handsomer than they really are, their error is a comfortable one to themselves, and an innocent one with regard to other people»
«The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation»
«While I can crawl upon this planet I think myself obliged to do what good I can, in my narrow domestic spheres, to my fellow creatures, and to wish them all the good I cannot do»
«In order to judge of the inside of others, study your own; for men in general are very much alike, and though one has one prevailing passion, and another has another, yet their operations are much the same; and whatever engages or disgusts, pleases,»
«Pocket all your knowledge with your watch, and never pull it out in company unless desired»