“Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.””
Quotes by Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
“Dissimulate, but do not simulate, disguise your real sentiments, but do not falsify them. Go through the world with your eyes and ears open and mouth mostly shut. When new or stale gossip is brought to you, never let on that you know it already, nor that it really interests you.””
The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield: Letters, Political and Miscellaneous
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Dormer Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was an English statesman, diplomat, and writer, best known for his influential letters that offered advice on etiquette, manners, and the art of c...