Famous Quotes by Lord Chesterfield

Below are famous quotes by Lord Chesterfield - (1694 - 1773).

[Common sense] is the best sense I know of.

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.

I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.

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.

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.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Most people enjoy the inferiority of their friends.

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.

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