Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield learnpocketprivate Change image and share on social
If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield ambitionengagefear Change image and share on social
A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield greatinterestivy Change image and share on social
In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield advicechargegive Change image and share on social
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield greatmagnifymicroscope Change image and share on social
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield aptdrunkenman Change image and share on social
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield learnpeoplepocket share on social
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield heartleadman Change image and share on social
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield averagecatexceptionally Change image and share on social
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. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield feltgeneralgive Change image and share on social