Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. – Lord Chesterfield
In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them. – Lord Chesterfield
The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. – Lord Chesterfield