Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; >>

Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed. >>

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; an >>

Quotations about Discretion

Be advised what thou dost discourse of, and what thou maintainest whet >>

Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. >>

For he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day, but h >>

Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so.

Chesterfield, Lord