The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it ones self to be acquainted with it. – Lord Chesterfield
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. – 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
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. – Lord Chesterfield