Ridicule is the best test of truth.
Philip Dormer StanhopeIn seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
Philip Dormer StanhopeMots clés wisdom
Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.
Philip Dormer StanhopeMots clés inspirational common-sense
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Philip Dormer StanhopeGratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can.
Philip Dormer StanhopeI wish to God that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it to you.
Philip Dormer StanhopeAbsolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.
Philip Dormer StanhopeVice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue.
Philip Dormer StanhopeA man is fit for neither business nor pleasure, who either cannot, or does not, command and direct his attention to the present object, and, in some degree, banish for that time all other objects from his thoughts.
Philip Dormer StanhopePleasure is the rock which most young people split upon: they launch out with crowded sails in quest of it, but without a compass to direct their course, or reason sufficient to steer the vessel; for want of which, pain and shame, instead of pleasure, are the returns of their voyage.
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