Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous busi >>

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their e >>

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattaina >>

Quotations about Scandal

Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their ow >>

Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it. >>

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always >>

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.

Chesterfield, Lord