Quote by Lord Chesterfield
The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed;

The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. – Lord Chesterfield

Other quotes by 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

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Age
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Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. – Lord Chesterfield

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Humility
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Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. – Lord Chesterfield

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Nature
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Other Quotes from
Carpe Diem
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We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. – George MacDonald

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Carpe Diem

There is a bunch of things we mean to do, and life is the time we spend meaning to do them. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Carpe Diem

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. – Ambrose Bierce

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Eventually you realize that your whole life up to now has been preparation, and you begin to suspect that the rest might be preparation, too. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile. – Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance, 1893

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Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage. – Author Unknown

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As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not. – Lester B. Pearson

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Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic. – William E. Gladstone

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