"The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one’s self to be acquainted with it."
― Lord Chesterfield
Topic(s):
Friendship
More From Lord Chesterfield
- "The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."
- "Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends."
- "Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others."