169 ordspråk av Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield föddes den September 22nd 1694 och dog den 24 March 1773
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 Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. |
| Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word. |
| Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me. |
| Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads. |
| Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. |
| Character must be kept bright as well as clean. |
| Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act. |
| Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. |
| Do as you would be done by is the surest method of pleasing |
| Every man is to be had one way or another, and every woman almost any way |
| Few people do business well who do nothing else |
| For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than with an absent one; for if the dead man gives me no pleasure, at least he shows me no contempt; whereas the absent one, silently indeed, but very plainly, tells me that he does not think me worth his attention. |
| Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. |
| Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. |
| Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison |
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Proverb (1469548 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
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Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
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Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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