Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

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

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

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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