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«Look in the face of the person to whom you are speaking if you wish to know his real sentiments, for he can command his words more easily than his countenance»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| Keywords:
command, countenance, countenanced, countenances, easily, real person, sentiments, speaking, The Face, The Face of
«Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.»
«Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| About:
Humor,
Sadness
| Keywords:
good-humored, good humor, poison, sadness
«Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| About:
Men and Women
| Keywords:
apt, secrets, trusted, vanity
«Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| Keywords:
abound, abounded, abounding, abounding in, abounding with, abounds, abound in, forgiving, incapable, revenge, vicious
«Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| About:
Patience
| Keywords:
grant, on request, request, requested
«Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.»
«I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.»
«Style is the dress of thoughts»
«If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| About:
Leadership,
Pride
| Keywords:
engage, prevailing
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