Lord Chesterfield Quotes about Wisdom

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Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion.

Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion.

Lord Chesterfield

Mother, Wisdom, Indifference

A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.

Lord Chesterfield

Wise, Wisdom, Maturity

Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). “The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author”, p.469