Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling read more
Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them.
Wrongs are often forgiven; contempt never
Wrongs are often forgiven; contempt never
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
