“I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views; for lies are always detected, sooner or later.”
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“Women who are either indisputably beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are best flattered upon the score of their understandings; but those who are in a state of mediocrity are best flattered upon their beauty, or at least their graces; for every woman who is not absolutely ugly thinks herself handsome.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“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.”
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“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.”
“Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.”
Source: The Modern Chesterfield
“In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“You have the choice. You can choose joy over despair, happiness over tears, action over apathy, growth over stagnation.”
“My rule is always, People first and things second.”
Source: LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING
“People are not here to meet your expectations.”
Source: LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING
“Love is spontaneous and craves expression through joy, through beauty, through truth, even through tears. Love lives the moment; it's neither lost in yesteryear nor does it crave for tomorrow. Love is NOW!”
