Lord Chesterfield

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known.

Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.