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It is commonly said that ridic...

It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth; for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny it. A truth learned in a certain light, and attacked in certain words, by men of wit and humor, may, and often doth, become ridiculous, at least so far, that the truth is only remembered and repeated for the sake of the ridicule.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

The more one works, the more w...

The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

The world can doubtless never ...

The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man, before he sets out for that country, full of mazes, windings, and turnings, to have at least a general map of it, made by some experienced traveler.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Observe any meetings of people...

Observe any meetings of people, and you will always find their eagerness and impetuosity rise or fall in proportion to their numbers.

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Without some dissimulation no ...

Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.

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Whoever plays deep must necess...

Whoever plays deep must necessarily lose his money or his character.

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It is good breeding alone that...

It is good breeding alone that can prepossess people in your favor at first sight, more time being necessary to discover greater talents.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Either a good or a bad reputat...

Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go.

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People hate those who make the...

People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority.

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Human nature is the same every...

Human nature is the same everywhere; the modes only are different.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

We are, in truth, more than ha...

We are, in truth, more than half what we are by imitation.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

To know a little of anything g...

To know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Since attaining the full use o...

Since attaining the full use of my reason no one has ever heard me laugh.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Good manners are the settled m...

Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Whenever I go to an opera, I l...

Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason at the door with my half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and my ears.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Enjoy pleasures, but let them ...

Enjoy pleasures, but let them be your own, and then you will taste them.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

When you have found out the pr...

When you have found out the prevailing passion of any man, remember never to trust him where that passion is concerned.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Few men are of one plain, deci...

Few men are of one plain, decided color; most are mixed, shaded, and blended; and vary as much, from different situations, as changeable silks do from different lights.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

To please people is a great st...

To please people is a great step towards persuading them.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

Men are much more unwilling to...

Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known than their crimes.

Philip Chesterfield 451 quotes

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