Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; read more
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a read more
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.
Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to Dispatch than Method.
Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to Dispatch than Method.
I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the read more
I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.
