Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost nothing but pen, ink and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where the exchange is always greatly in favor of the drawer. Lord Chesterfield More Quotes by Lord Chesterfield More Quotes From Lord Chesterfield It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth; for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny it. A truth learned in a certain light, and attacked in certain words, by men of wit and humor, may, and often doth, become ridiculous, at least so far, that the truth is only remembered and repeated for the sake of the ridicule. Lord Chesterfield light may men Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason at the door with my half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and my ears. Lord Chesterfield eye ears doors Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both. Lord Chesterfield good-man return manners Since attaining the full use of my reason no one has ever heard me laugh. Lord Chesterfield use reason laughing Human nature is the same everywhere; the modes only are different. Lord Chesterfield human-nature different humans The more one works, the more willing one is to work. Lord Chesterfield willing society work To know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule. Lord Chesterfield credit giving knowledge Fear manifested invites danger. Lord Chesterfield invites anticipation danger The heart has such an influence over the understanding, that it is worth while to engage it in our interest. Lord Chesterfield influence understanding heart 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 body suffering mind Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends. Lord Chesterfield your-best-friend inferiority enjoy No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous business; and few people do business well, who do nothing else. Lord Chesterfield business men people The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man, before he sets out for that country, full of mazes, windings, and turnings, to have at least a general map of it, made by some experienced traveler. Lord Chesterfield practice men country Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person. Lord Chesterfield ugly flattery enough I wish... that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it. Lord Chesterfield wish advice giving The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrecoverable. Lord Chesterfield carpe-diem moments loss To me it appears strange that the men against whom I should be enabled to bring an action for laying a little dirt at my door, may with impunity drive by it half-a-dozen calves, with their tails lopped close to their bodies and their hinder parts covered with blood. Lord Chesterfield doors men blood The late Président de Montesquieu told me that he knew how to be blind--he had been so for such a long time--but I swear that I do not know how to be deaf: I cannot get used to it, and I am as humiliated and distressed by it today as I was during the first week. No philosophy in the world can palliate deafness. Lord Chesterfield philosophy long world Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known. Lord Chesterfield retirement two years When one is at play, one should not think of one's learning. Lord Chesterfield should play thinking
