Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him. – Lord Chesterfield
In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. – Lord Chesterfield

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him. – Lord Chesterfield
In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. – Lord Chesterfield
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. – Lord Chesterfield
A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility. – Lord Chesterfield
What way should Victor take in the labyrinth of beauty?— All the sixty-four radii of the compass stretched themselves out as so many fingerposts, and he had sense enough not to propose to himself any particular hour of arriving. – Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, Hesperus, or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days: A Biography,