What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter. Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ People hate who makes you feel one’s inferiority. Author, October 12, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Inferiority, Jealousy, Resentment, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
In friendship, as well as in love, the mind is often the dupe of the heart. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Deception, Friendship, Love, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Experience, Exploration, Learning, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Beauty, Impermanence, Time, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Fortune, Friendship, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ When a man is once in fashion, all he does is right. Author, June 20, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Influence, Perception, Success, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Fear manifested invites danger. Author, July 14, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Danger, Fear, Manifestation, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Faults, Perception, Self-love, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The Duke of Edinburgh has perfected the art of saying hello and goodbye in the same handshake. Jennie Bond
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
