“Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.Lord Chesterfield
“Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.Lord Chesterfield
“Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.Lord Chesterfield
“If you can once engage people’s pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.Lord Chesterfield
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.Lord Chesterfield