“Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: business
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Good humor is the health of the
“Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: sad
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Learning is acquired by reading books, but
“Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: knowledge
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To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays
“To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: imagination
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Good humor is the health of the
“Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.”
— Lord Chesterfield
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Category: health
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Wit is so shining a quality that
“Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: fear
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Let your enemies be disarmed by the
“Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.”
— Lord Chesterfield
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Category: time
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The only solid and lasting peace between
“The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.”
— Lord Chesterfield
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Category: peace
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Remember, as long as you live, that
“Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: truth
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Learning is acquired by reading books, but
“Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: learning
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Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give
“Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: knowledge
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