Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Time
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Sad
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Wisdom
Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Health
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Peace
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Art
Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Anger
Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Beauty
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Imagination
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Women
Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Fitness
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Men
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Patience
Women are only children of a larger growth. A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Women
The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Travel
Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Time
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Humor
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. -Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Health
