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Thought For the Day: No Idleness, No Laziness, No Procrastination: Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
“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.” – Lord Chesterfield
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Thought For the Day: Hear One Side and You Will Be In the Dark. Hear Both and All Will Be Clear
“Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.” – Lord Chesterfield
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Thought For the Day: Wrongs Are Often Forgiven, But Contempt Never Is. Our Pride Remembers It Forever
“Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.” -Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 Sep 1694-1773)
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Thought For the Day: The Characteristic of A Well-Bred Man, Is To Converse With His Inferiors Without Insolence, and With His Superiors With Respect and Ease
“The characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with ease.” – Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 Sep 1694-1773)
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Samuel Johnson – Letter To Chesterfield
Born on September 18, 1709, Dr. Johnson was a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic and lexicographer who made lasting contributions to English literature before his death on December 13, 1784. We have previously looked at Samuel Johnson’s life and … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Learning People Is As Important As Learning From Books
Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man, and studying all the various editions of them. – Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 … Continue reading
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