Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim >>

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

One should always think of what one is about: when one is learning, on >>

Quotations about Reason

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with. >>

Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feeling >>

A noble heart will always capitulate to reason. >>

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.

Chesterfield, Lord