Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

British - Statesman | September 22, 1694 - March 24, 1773

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

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Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.

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Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

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Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

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A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest.

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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

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If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust.

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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

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