Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

~ Lord Chesterfield

Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known than their crimes.

~ Lord Chesterfield

Pleasure is a reciprocal no one feels it who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased one must please.

~ Lord Chesterfield

Few men are of one plain decided colour most are mixed shaded and blended and vary as much from different situations as changeable silks do from different lights.

~ Lord Chesterfield

Know the true value of time snatch seize and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness no laziness no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

~ Lord Chesterfield

There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing at once but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time.

~ Lord Chesterfield

I recommend you to take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves.

~ Lord Chesterfield

The less one has to do the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns one procrastinates one can do it when one will and therefore one seldom does it at all whereas those who have a great deal of business must buckle to it and then they always find time enough to do it.

~ Lord Chesterfield

If you would convince others seem open to conviction yourself.

~ Lord Chesterfield