520 Quotes by Lord Chesterfield

Gold and silver are but merchandise, as well as cloth or linen; and that nation that buys the least, and sells the most, must always have the most money.

Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.

The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

Our self-love is mortified, when we think our opinions, and even our tastes, customs, and dresses, either arraigned or condemned;as, on the contrary, it is tickled and flattered by approbation.

When a person is in fashion, all they do is right.

Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.

People hate who makes you feel one's inferiority.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.