Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

Women who are either indisputably beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are >>

Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first si >>

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but >>

Quotations about Wit

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion. >>

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. >>

The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys erot >>

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another.

Chesterfield, Lord