Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Lord Chesterfield
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More Quotes By Lord Chesterfield
  1. Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.

  2. Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.

  3. Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

  4. Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.

  5. You must look into people as well as at them.

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