Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Quotes

• Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

• Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

• Most people enjoy the inferiority of their friends.

• I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.

• Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

• The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in the closet.

• Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in advanced age, and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.