Quotes by : Lord Chesterfield

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

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

The less one has to do the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns one procrastinates one can do....

Few men are of one plain decided colour most are mixed shaded and blended and vary as much from....

Pocket all your knowledge with your watch and never pull it out in company unless desired.

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

When one is learning one should not think of play and when one is at play one should not think of....

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments....

The manner of your speaking is full as important as the matter as more people have ears to be tickled....

Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any viable reason.....