Lord Chesterfield Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Lord Chesterfield quotes, Lord Chesterfield sayings, and Lord Chesterfield proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

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. Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. Lord Chesterfield
Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word. Lord Chesterfield
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Lord Chesterfield
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. Lord Chesterfield
I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. Lord Chesterfield
Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment. Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield
Human nature is the same everywhere; the modes only are different. Lord Chesterfield
Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. Lord Chesterfield
People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority. Lord Chesterfield
Being pretty on the inside means you dont hit your brother and you eat all your peas thats what my grandma taught me. Lord Chesterfield
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. Lord Chesterfield
Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible. Lord Chesterfield
Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends. Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield
Style is the dress of thoughts, and let them be ever so just. Lord Chesterfield
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners. Lord Chesterfield
Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world. Lord Chesterfield
Maintain a clean and strong character. Lord Chesterfield
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. Lord Chesterfield
The manner of your speaking is full as important as the matter, as more people have ears to be tickled than understandings to judge. Lord Chesterfield
The scholar without good breeding is a pedant; the philosopher, a cynic. Lord Chesterfield
The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people often smile, but seldom laugh. Lord Chesterfield
The manner of a vulgar man has freedom without ease, and the manner of a gentleman has ease without freedom. Lord Chesterfield
A vulgar man is captious and jealous; eager and impetuous about trifles. He suspects himself to be slighted, and thinks everything that is said meant at him. Lord Chesterfield
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. Lord Chesterfield