Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by
their understandings.
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by
their understandings.
