Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known.
Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known.
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely read more
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.
