What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ Do as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Empathy, Kindness, Reciprocity, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Empowerment, Influence, Relationships, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Not to care for philosophy is to be a true philospher. Author, August 1, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Indifference, Irony, Wisdom, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ It seems to me that physical sickness softens, just as moral sickness hardens, the heart. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Heart, Moral, Physical, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ The most ignorant are the boldest conjecturers. Author, July 28, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Boldness, Ignorance, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ A certain degree of fear produces the same effects as rashness. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Consequences, Fear, Risk, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Choose the company of your superiors whenever you can have it. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Hierarchy, Networking, Success, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Silence and reserve suggest latent power. What some men think has more effect than what others say. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Perception, Power, Silence, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Read explanation François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
