Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.

The less one has to do the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns one procrastinates one can do it when one will and therefore one seldom does it at all whereas those who have a great deal of business must buckle to it and then they always find time enough to do it.

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.

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.

Idleness is the holiday of fools.

There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing once but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time.

Pleasure is a reciprocal no one feels it who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased one must please.

When a man is once in fashion all he does is right.