What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt. - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Flying, Hours, Time, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Wise, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ When a man is once in fashion, all he does is right. Feraz Zeid, June 20, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Fashion, 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
+ Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Advice, Praise, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Ego, Self, Veils, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ When a person is in fashion, all they do is right. Feraz Zeid, June 29, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, Clothes, Fashion, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ 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
I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. - William Penn Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · England
Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy. - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship. - William Hazlitt Essayist · England
Southerners have many fine qualities, charm and civility among them, and a sense of the tragic. - Dean Koontz Author · USA
All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals. - Joshua Lederberg Microbiologist · USA
The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
