Lord Chesterfield quotes
"[Common sense] is the best sense I know of."
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"Most people enjoy the inferiority of their friends."
"Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so."
"I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves."
"Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked."
"Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you."
"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
"Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. "
"Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you. "