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Lord Chesterfield was title in the peerage of england. Earl of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

More quotes by Lord Chesterfield

“Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.”
— Lord Chesterfield
advice

“Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.”
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“Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.”
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“Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.”
— Lord Chesterfield
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“You must look into people as well as at them.”
— Lord Chesterfield
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“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
commitment belief
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