Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. – Lord Chesterfield
In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones. – Lord Chesterfield
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. – Lord Chesterfield
Letters are above all useful as a means of expressing the ideal self; and no other method of communication is quite so good for this purpose. In letters we can reform without practice, beg without humiliation, snip and shape embarrassing experiences to the measure of our own desires… – Elizabeth Hardwick