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«Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools»
«Promptness is the soul of business»
«Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished»
«If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
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aside, breeding, coarse, coarser, coarsest, degenerate, disgust, familiarity, infallibly, intimacy, lay aside, mistress, nights, productive
«Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it»
«I am convinced that a light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| Keywords:
good night, Hero of, indigestion, rainy, restless, supper
«There is a sort of veteran woman of condition, who, having lived always in the grand monde, and having possibly had some gallantries, together with the experience of five and twenty or thirty years, form a young fellow better than all the rules that can be given him. Wherever you go, make some of those women your friends; which a very little matter will do. Ask their advice, tell them your doubts or difficulties as to your behavior; but take great care not to drop one word of their experience; for experience implies age, and the suspicion of age, no woman, let her be ever so old, ever forgives.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
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ever so, gallantries, great care, of age, Thirty Years, word of advice
«Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends.»
«The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.»
«Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| Keywords:
A-one, admitted, consequently, dances, distinctions, exclude, invite, joking, made use of, merits, mortified, mortifies, mortify, mortifying, play a joke on, preferences, prettily, respected, singly, sings, supper, vilified, vilifies, vilify
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