Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best. Lord Chesterfield More Quotes by Lord Chesterfield More Quotes From Lord Chesterfield A man who owes a little can clear it off in a very little time, and, if he is a prudent man, will; whereas a man, who by long negligence, owes a great deal, despairs of ever being able to pay, and therefore never looks into his accounts at all. Lord Chesterfield despair men long Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another. Lord Chesterfield passion wisdom wise A judicious reticence is hard to learn, but it is one of the great lessons of life. Lord Chesterfield reticence life-lesson lessons If you have wit, use it to please and not to hurt: you may shine like the sun in the temperate zones without scorching. Lord Chesterfield humor shining hurt We are in truth, more than half what we are by imitation. The great point is to choose good models and to study them with care. Lord Chesterfield care half example The manner of your speaking is full as important as the matter, as more people have ears to be tickled than understandings to judge. Lord Chesterfield understanding judging people I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow [perhaps William Lowndes], who used to say, `Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves. Lord Chesterfield care caring pounds The young leading the young, is like the blind leading the blind; "they will both fall into the ditch. Lord Chesterfield blind young fall Women's beauty, like men's wit, is generally fatal to the owners. Lord Chesterfield owners beauty men Women have, in general, but ne object, which is their beauty; upon which, scarce any flattery is too gross for them to swallow. Lord Chesterfield gross flattery beauty Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other, and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so Lord Chesterfield fool distance night Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise. Lord Chesterfield praise advice men A proper secrecy is the only mystery of able men; mystery is the only secrecy of weak and cunning ones. Lord Chesterfield mystery able men People will, in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you upon that which they have of your friends; and there is a Spanish proverb which says vry justly, 'Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are.' Lord Chesterfield degrees friendship people Artichoke: That vegetable of which one has more at the finish than at the start of dinner. Lord Chesterfield cooking vegetables food Not to perceive the little weaknesses and the idle but innocent affectations of the company may be allowable as a sort of polite duty. The company will be pleased with you if you do, and most probably will not be reformed by you if you do not. Lord Chesterfield weakness may littles Six, or at most seven, hours' sleep is, for a constancy, as much as you or anybody else can want; more is only laziness and dozing, and is, I am persuaded, both unwholesome and stupefying. Lord Chesterfield dozing laziness sleep Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones. Lord Chesterfield insult coward fear Cottages have them (falsehood and dissimulation) as well as courts, only with worse manners. Lord Chesterfield cottages court manners It is often more necessary to conceal contempt than resentment; the former is never forgiven, but the later is sometimes forgotten. Lord Chesterfield resentment forgotten sometimes
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