Lord Chesterfield

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, read more

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.

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.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.