What did Lord Chesterfield mean by: We are, in truth, more than half what we are by imitation. - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
+ Merit and knowledge will not gain hearts, though they will secure them when gained. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Gains, Heart, Merit, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ When one is at play, one should not think of one’s learning. Feraz Zeid, October 18, 2023December 26, 2023, Lord Chesterfield, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Choose the company of your superiors whenever you can have it. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Company, Superiors, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ I wish… that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Advice, Wish, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Growth, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Fashion, Mind, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Knowledge, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
+ A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Chesterfield, Book, Cat, Reading, 0 - Lord Chesterfield Politician · England
The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Explain - Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody. Explain - William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original. - Luise Rainer Actress · Austria
To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite. - Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist · Germany
