Maxioms by Lord Chesterfield
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.
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the best test of truth
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.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
