What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ The greatest powers cannot injure a man’s character whose reputation is unblemished among his party. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Character, Party, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Everything is worth seeing once, and the more one sees the less one either wonders or admires. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Admire, Experience, Wonder, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Bait, Humility, Modesty, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Time, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ To please people is a great step towards persuading them. Feraz Zeid, July 25, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Persuasion, Steps, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Argument, Dark, Sides, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Heart, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Ceremonies are the outworks of manners. Feraz Zeid, September 25, 2023December 24, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Ceremony, Manners, 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
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
