Nothing sharpens the arrow of sarcasm so keenly as the courtesy that polishes it; no reproach is like that we clothe with a smile and present with a bow.
Lord ChesterfieldAny affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
Lord ChesterfieldBuy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads.
Lord ChesterfieldIn the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.
Lord Chesterfield