What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: Ridicule is the best test of truth. Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ Speak the language of the company you are in; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Adaptation, Communication, Professionalism, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion. Author, August 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Discretion, Indifference, Motherhood, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Distrust those who love you extremely upon a slight acquaintance, and without any visible reason. Read explanation Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Acquaintance, Distrust, Love, 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
+ Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Error, Ignorance, Prejudice, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ There never were, since the creation of the world, two cases exactly parallel. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Comparison, History, Uniqueness, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Comparison, Friendship, Jealousy, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds. Author, August 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Idleness, Productivity, Weakness, 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
Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection. Read explanation Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If art, all art, is concerned with truth, then a society in denial will not find much use for it. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
