A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones. – 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
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
Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act. – Lord Chesterfield