Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.
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.
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.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. read more
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.
