Lord Chesterfield

Born :22 September 1694

Tribute :24 March 1773

Lord Chesterfield born on 22th September 1694, and passed away on 24th March 1773, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past 78 years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 75 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in british and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Lord Chesterfield

Timeless words and powerful thoughts from Lord Chesterfield - discover the wisdom, inspiration, and voice behind the quotes that continue to resonate

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.

If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.

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.

The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.

Take the tone of the company you are in.

Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them.

In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.

Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act.

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends.

A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters.