Lord Chesterfield

Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and read more

Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.

Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.

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.

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends