The Best Letters of Lord Chesterfield: Letters to His Son, and Letters to His Godson (Classic Reprint)
by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield Author
(From Amazon): In summarizing the character of Phihp Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Lecky the historian describes him as a man of delicate but fastidious taste, low moral principle, and hard, keen, and worldly wisdom ;and this estimate, with an undue stress upon low moral principle, fairly expresses the conventional idea of the brilliant eighteenth century statesman and wit. It may be said of Lord Chesterfield and it is a rather uncommon thing to say of one of his countrymen that his reputation has suffered more from his preaching than from his practice. Weighed fairly in the balance with his contemporaries and co-equals, he loses in great measure the invidious distinction usually bestowed upon him ;and those conversant with his philosophy will readily conjecture that had he intended his preaching for the morally-sensitive ear of the British public, he would have more carefully observed his own organic maxim, Le Grand A rt, et le plus necessaire de tous, cest LA rt de Plaire.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- B008P5D00Y
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 94
- Pages
- 306
- Suggested Grades
- 9th - 12th
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Copyright
- 2012
Chapters
- 1 Good Breeding Relative and General
- 2 A Genteel Manner Important
- 3 True Praise. — Elementary Politeness
- 4 Dancing. -All Things should be Done Well
- 5 Elocution : Method of Demosthenes
- 6 Inattention. — Knowledge of Mankind
- 7 Never Attack a Corps Collectively
- 8 On Travelling Intelligently
- 9 True Pleasure Inconsistent with Vice
- 10 The " Absent Man." — Thoughtfulness
- 11 A Showy Binding
- 12 Epistolary Models
- 13 Tolerance and Truth Recommended
- 14 Caution in Forming Friendships
- 15 The Art of Pleasing
- 16 On Combining Study with Pleasure
- 17 A Wise Guide the Best Friend
- 18 The Value of Time
- 19 Time Well and Time Ill Spent
- 20 Right Use of Learning
- 21 The Graces. — Absurdity of Laughter
- 22 Dissimulation found not only in Courts
- 23 An Awkward Man at Court
- 24 The Lazy Mind and the Frivolous Mind
- 25 How History should be read
- 26 General Character of Women
- 27 Our Tendency to exalt the Past
- 28 Against Refinements of Casuistry
- 29 True Good Company Defined
- 30 Conduct in Good Company
- 31 Rules for Conduct in Good Company
- 32 Importance of the Graces, etc
- 33 The Importance of Dress
- 34 On Prejudices. — Liberty of the Press
- 35 Dignity of Manners Recommended
- 36 Court Manners and Methods
- 37 On Awkwardness and Absence of Mind
- 38 Vulgarisms. — An Awkward Man, etc
- 39 Three Sorts of Good Breeding
- 40 The same Subject continued
- 41 Good Breeding Important in Diplomacy
- 42 Great Events from Trivial Causes
- 43 " The Tongue to Persuade "
- 44 Man's Inconsistency
- 45 On the Letiiores Virtutes
- 46 The Writer's Novitiate
- 47 To acquire the Graces, etc
- 48 Importance of the Moral Virtues
- 49 How to Read History, etc
- 50 Good Manners the Source of Esteem
- 51 Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in re
- 52 . Les Bienseajices
- 53 The Graces
- 54 English and French Plays Compared
- 55 Utility of aiming at Perfection
- 56 The Study of the World
- 57 How History should be Written
- 58 Avoir du Monde Explained
- 59 On Military Men. —Small Change
- 60 . Adaptation of Manners, etc
- 61 Voltaire, Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Tasso
- 62 A Worthy, Tiresome Man
- 63 . Diversion Ordered, Study Requested, etc
- 64 Duty to God, and Duty to Man
- 65 Rough Manners
- 66 The Well Bred Gentleman
- 67 Some Rules for Behavior
- 68 The Art of Pleasing
- 69 Flat Contradiction a Proof of III Breeding
- 70 Do unto Others as You Would they Should do unto You
- 71 On Self-Command
- 72 True Wit and its Judicious Use
- 73 Raillery, Mimicry, Wags, and Witlings
- 74 The Coxcomb. — The Timid Man
- 75 The Man of Spirit
- 76 Vanity. —Feigned S elf-Condemnation
- 77 Attention. — The Sense of Propriety
- 78 Affectations. — Polite Conversation
- 79 Epitaph on a Wife
- 80 Every Man the Architect of his own Fortune
- 81 Inattention. — Hoc Age
- 82 The Pride of Rank and Birth
- 83 Shining Thoughts of Authors
- 84 Avarice and Ambition
- 85 The Endeavor to Attain Perfection
- 86 . The Treatment of Inferiors
- 87 The False Pride of Rank
- 88 The Veracity of a Gentleman
- 89 On the Je ne Sais Quoi
- 90 The Indecent Ostentation of Vices
- 91 The Art of Letter-Writing
- 92 Treatment of Servants
- 93 Pride of Rank and Birth
- 94 The Snares of Youth
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