Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments.

It's harder to be kind than clever

Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.

Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they're given after all. Choices can be hard.

One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Be not penny-wise. Riches have wings. Sometimes they fly away of themselves, and sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.

Those alone are wise who know how to love.

It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so.

Words are the counters of wise men, but the money of fools.

There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn't really care, wisdom does.

The leader beyond the millennium will not be the leader who has learned the lessons of how to do it, with ledgers of 'hows' balanced with 'its' that dissolve in the crashing changes ahead. The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character mind-set, values, principles, and courage.

Better to be happy than wise.

I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own mind and heart.

Act with purpose, courage, confidence, competence and intelligence until these qualities 'lock in' to your subconscious mind.

True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.