Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore >>

The scholar without good breeding is a nitpicker; the philosopher a cy >>

A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, a >>

Quotations about Knowledge

I find that a great part of the information I have, was acquired by lo >>

Without wisdom, knowledge is either useless or destructive. >>

To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet t >>

Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

Chesterfield, Lord