Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible >>

Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill mann >>

If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights >>

Quotations about Manners

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by te >>

The only true source of politeness is consideration. >>

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy w >>

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.

Chesterfield, Lord