Famous Quotes | Judgment is not upon all...

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is. - Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield
Attribution: Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773), British statesman, man of letters. Letter, undated, Chesterfield’s Letters to his Son and Others, p. 299, London, Dent (1796). Written to his godson Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl (1755-1815), a distant relative of Chesterfield’s, who eventually became his heir and successor.

Categories: Judgment, Man Of Letters, Statesman, Wisdom

Dictionary Tip:

Lookup any word on eNotes with our dictionary. Highlight the word and press SHIFT + D for a definition, or SHIFT + T for a synonym.