In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield
Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. – Lord Chesterfield
Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we dont choose to have it known. – Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. – Lord Chesterfield
Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Whos sorry for a gnat or girl? – Elizabeth Barrett Browning