No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous business; and few people do business well, who do nothing else.
Lord ChesterfieldYoung men are as apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are to think themselves sober enough. They look upon spirit to be a much better thing than experience; which they call coldness. They are but half mistaken; for though spirit without experience is dangerous, experience without spirit is languid and ineffective.
Lord ChesterfieldWords are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should.
Lord ChesterfieldIf a marriage is going to work well, it must be on a solid footing, namely money, and of that commodity it is the girl with the smallest dowry who, to my knowledge, consumes the most, to infuriate her husband. All the same, it is only fair that the marriage should pay for past pleasures, since it will scarcely procure any in the future.
Lord Chesterfield