Earl of Chesterfield
The Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, was an English politician and writer of the 18th century.
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The Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, was an English politician and writer of the 18th century.
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There will be friends who will openly declare our faults to us, and yet will not decide to mention our follies.
Man hates those who make him feel his own inferiority.
If you aim to someday lead with dignity, you must serve with diligence.
The only thing I want for my burial is not to be buried alive.
People, in general, tolerate much better that their vices and crimes are spoken about, than their failures and weaknesses.
Old age does not improve the heart: it hardens it.
Style is the dress of thought; and a well-dressed thought, like a well-dressed man, presents itself better.
In old age, science is for us a comfortable refuge; and if we do not plant it when we are young, it will not give us shade when we are old.
Treating others as one would like to be treated is the safest way to please that I know.