Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations from Lord Chesterfield Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Tags: learning Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email [Common sense] is the best sense I know of. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Tags: common sense Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Tags: learning Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
[Common sense] is the best sense I know of. —Lord Chesterfield More about this quote Tags: common sense Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email