Quotes by Lord Chesterfield
| An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. |
| If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. |
| Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. |
| Common sense is the best sense I know of. |
| 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. |
| 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 knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. |
| Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. |
| Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you. |
