What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to dispatch than method. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Business, Method, Soul, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Nothing convinces persons of a weak understanding so effectually, as what they do not comprehend. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Ignorance, Weak, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. Feraz Zeid, June 9, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Depressing, Inspiration, Sad, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Not to care for philosophy is to be a true philospher. Feraz Zeid, August 1, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Care, Philosophy, Wise, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ The more one works, the more willing one is to work. Feraz Zeid, August 8, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Society, Willing, Work, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ We are as often duped by diffidence as by confidence. Feraz Zeid, October 3, 2023December 26, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Confidence, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ A man’s own good breeding is the best security against other people’s ill manners. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Women especially as to be talked to as below men, and above children. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Children, Women, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
