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
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield acquireclosetknowledge Change image and share on social
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield betrayfrequentgreat Change image and share on social
Character must be kept bright as well as clean. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield brightcharacterclean Change image and share on social
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield aimdespondencygive share on social
Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield adaptationalimentbranch share on social
The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield acquaintcountrydescription Change image and share on social
There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield bearcontemptforget Change image and share on social
