Artichoke: That vegetable of which one has more at the finish than at the start of dinner.
Lord ChesterfieldA man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful, they decide against him.
Lord ChesterfieldSmooth your way to the head through the heart. The way of reason is a good one: but it is commonly something longer, and perhapsnot so sure.
Lord ChesterfieldLove has been not unaptly compared to the small-pox, which most people have sooner or later.
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