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.
From Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.
The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat.
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.
I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Every man becomes, to a certain degree, what the people he generally converses with are.
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