Many new years you may see, but happy ones you cannot see without deserving them. These virtue, honor, and knowledge alone can merit, alone can produce.
Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost nothing but pen, ink and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where… - Lord Chesterfield
Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost nothing but pen, ink and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where…
- Lord Chesterfield
There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. - Lord Chesterfield
There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasure… - Lord Chesterfield
Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasure…
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. - Lord Chesterfield
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. - Lord Chesterfield
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.
Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least. - Lord Chesterfield
Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.
I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves. - Lord Chesterfield
I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.
Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited lau… - Lord Chesterfield
Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited lau…
Give Dayrolles a chair. - Lord Chesterfield
Give Dayrolles a chair.
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