Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
Lord Chesterfield Quotations
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Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves.
[Common sense] is the best sense I know of.
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.
There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.
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.
Common sense is the best sense I know of.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
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.
Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
Most people enjoy the inferiority of their friends.