“Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: learning
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I find, by experience, that the mind
“I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united; and when one suffers, the other sympathizes.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: experience
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The heart never grows better by age;
“The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: fear
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Know the True value of time; snatch,
“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: time
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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: good
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In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: art
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Regularity in the hours of rising and
“Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: health
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Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than
“Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: learning
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The heart never grows better by age;
“The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older.”
— Lord Chesterfield
Author: Lord Chesterfield
Category: age
Tags: age, Lord Chesterfield