Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are >>

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's >>

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by th >>

Quotations about Heroes and Heroism

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as m >>

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have >>

A hero is a man who is afraid to run away. >>

I am convinced that a light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward.

Chesterfield, Lord