What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding. - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Spirit, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds. Feraz Zeid, August 27, 2023December 24, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Glitter, Laziness, Mind, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ 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
+ The scholar without good breeding is a pedant; the philosopher, a cynic. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Pedants, Philosopher, Philosophy, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones. Feraz Zeid, September 14, 2023December 26, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Coward, Fear, Insult, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Appearance, Gold, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Continuity, Fortune, Friendship, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh. Feraz Zeid, August 29, 2023December 24, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Gentleman, Heard, Laughing, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds – habits and novelty. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve. - Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Clergy · France
I didn’t mind my own company as a child; I was happy playing alone in the sandpit. - Michael Leunig Cartoonist · Australia
