Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. – Lord Chesterfield
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. – Lord Chesterfield
I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments. – Lord Chesterfield
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. – Lord Chesterfield