Every man is to be had one way or another and every woman almost anyway. Lord Chesterfield More Quotes by Lord Chesterfield More Quotes From Lord Chesterfield Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible. Lord Chesterfield perseverepersistenceperseverance Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. Lord Chesterfield businesspatiencemen Women, then, are only children of a larger growth Lord Chesterfield only-childgrowthchildren If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. Lord Chesterfield fashionifs To take a wife merely as an agreeable and rational companion, will commonly be found to be a grand mistake. Lord Chesterfield wifefoundmistake Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. Lord Chesterfield argumentdarksides Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough. Lord Chesterfield ignorancewisetime 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 perseveranceexercisefitness Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. Lord Chesterfield heartinspirationalmen Religion is by no means a proper subject of conversation in mixed company; it should only be treated among a very few people of learning, for mutual instruction. It is too awful and respectable a subject to become a familiar one. Lord Chesterfield meanpeoplereligion Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. It implies a discovery of weakness, which we are more careful to conceal than a crime. Many a man will confess his crimes to a friend; but I never knew a man that would tell his silly weaknesses to his most intimate one. Lord Chesterfield forgivenesspridesilly Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Lord Chesterfield baitmodestyhumility The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. Lord Chesterfield cowspleasurereading Truth, but not the whole truth, must be the invariable principle of every man who hath either religion, honour, or prudence. Thosewho violate it, may be cunning, but they are not able. Lies and perfidy are the refuge of fools and cowards. Lord Chesterfield truthmenlying In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable. Lord Chesterfield respectnumbersmean Gold and silver are but merchandise, as well as cloth or linen; and that nation that buys the least, and sells the most, must always have the most money. Lord Chesterfield silvermoneygold Observe any meetings of people, and you will always find their eagerness and impetuosity rise or fall in proportion to their numbers. Lord Chesterfield numberspeoplefall Few people do business well, who do nothing else. Lord Chesterfield businessworkpeople Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself what such and such an amusement leads to, as it is essential to have an objective in everything you do. Any pastime that contributes nothing to bodily strength or to mental alertness is a totally ridiculous, not to say, idiotic, pleasure. Lord Chesterfield alertness-ismotivationthinking Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is. Lord Chesterfield all-occasionsjudgmentjustice
