Lord Chesterfield

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, read more

Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.

Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, read more

Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you.