Artichoke: That vegetable of which one has more at the finish than at the start of dinner.
Lord ChesterfieldThe best way to compel weak-minded people to adopt our opinion, is to frighten them from all others, by magnifying their danger.
Lord ChesterfieldRemember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear transplanting.
Lord ChesterfieldTruth, but not the whole truth, must be the invariable principle of every man who hath either religion, honour, or prudence. Thosewho violate it, may be cunning, but they are not able. Lies and perfidy are the refuge of fools and cowards.
Lord Chesterfield