Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial.
Lord ChesterfieldIn business be as able as you can, but do not be cunning; cunning is the dark sanctuary of incapacity.
Lord ChesterfieldThere is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Lord ChesterfieldAn able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. He is neither hot nor timid.
Lord ChesterfieldHow often should a woman be pregnant? Continually, or hardly ever? Or must there be a certain number of pregnancy anniversaries established by fashion? What do you, at the age of forty-three, have to say on the subject? Is it a fact that the laws of nature, or of the country, or of propriety, have ordained this time of life for sterility?
Lord Chesterfield