Never write down your speeches beforehand; if you do, you may perhaps be a good declaimer, but will never be a debater.
Lord ChesterfieldCommon sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.
Lord ChesterfieldTo know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule.
Lord ChesterfieldWomen of fashion and character--I do not mean absolutely unblemished--are a necessary ingredient in the composition of good company; the attention which they require, and which is always paid them by well-bred men, keeps up politeness, and gives a habit of good-breeding; whereas men, when they live together without the lenitive of women in company, are apt to grow careless, negligent, and rough among one another.
Lord Chesterfield