Letters to His Son: Philip Dorner Chesterfield
by: ProIsrael
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Chapter 1: Youth does not come back.
1) This time is so important.
2) 18 years- You have to collect all of your knowledge up until 18, afterwards, your life will be difficult if you do not have this right knowledge
3)Since you are young, you have to concentrate on studying and playing.
4)At your age, education foundation must be strong or you won't be successful.
5)Geniuses also have to practice.
6)At your age, in order to be in a healthy state, you need to have training.
7) Even if you're a genius, through training, you'll be more successful.
8)Don't waste your time-put effort into putting knowledge.
9)Success: Be close to books-read alot.
Chapter 2: Attitude and Mind
1)Passion and Persistence, tenacity are our Responsibility and Duty
2)Important things are you must have give concerted effort, priorities, do first things first.
3)Rude people cannot get respect.
4)Lying makes big trouble.
5)You have to tell the difference between joking and wit-and apply.
Chapter 3: Only one important youth time.
1)Youth is but a moment. Use time wisely.
2)Playing-if you play too much, you will be a prodigal or a debaucherer.
3)Play and play; learn and learn.
4)If you cannot be diligent, don't even start.
5)Small money-save and use wisely-with quality.
Chapter 4: Self-values for youth
1)History knowledge is important-helps you to see the world
2)Books and people-to see history. If you want to know a history of a land, go to the country and read.
3) If you have to read a book two times, don't read that book.
4) After travel, become smarter-learn the history of that place.
5) If you are a Roman citizen-be a Roman citizen.
Chapter 5: Competition Society, be a winner
1)Normal theory-ordinary, plan, don't lie; speaking and talking-truth
2)It's not my thinking, judge from another person; think; think differently
3)When courage is abundant, you can become reckless, when you have too much caution, you can become a coward.
4) Study well-people who study well-study well and communicate well.
5) Speaking method-attitude is first.
6) Persuasion power, accurate, dignity, saying, be accurate and dignified
7) Your writing shows your character. Your handwriting shows your personality. It shows a bad image. Your handwriting is very important.
Chapter 6: For a Regretless, Successful Life
1)Your friends tells your personality; it is a mirror to you. Your friends are like you. You will be like your friends. Make good friends.
2)Friends who develop you are a good and best inheritance.
3)If I made a mistake after effort, there is no shame in that.
4) You need to concentrate and have prudence. Prudence and Passion
5) Vanity is unconsciously power. It helps develop you. You wanting to get praise-a need for appreciation, if you have this, then you can develop.
6) If you think it's possible, then, it is possible. Possible=Faith. "I think I can."
Chapter 7:
1)Wise communication: be clever
2)Your decision-if you don't want them to know-don't talk about it.
3)Conversation is not only talking-even though you have something to say, you need to talk and listen, too.
4)Ears and eyes, use them to read the person.
5) Eyes-look at their eyes. If you don't look at their eyes, they think you are not paying attention, they don't like it, they will favour you better if you look at them.
6)Ear-rumors-don't spread rumors, you have nothing to win, coldly judge-listen, think, and listen.
7)Common; special people succeed
8)If you praise a little, consideration-they can become a better man, a better student
9)Leave a good feeling; favorable; good personality
10)For a good personality, use soft speech
Chapter 8: Live a Wise Life; Wise mind-life
Wise life-wise mind-dignified; elegant; graceful
1)dignified attitude
2)follow model behavior and make it your own
3)Have clean clothes and face-image
4)Fix your bad habits-fix them now
5)Manners-mind your manners, match the other person-understnad them
6)According to the situation, adapt your manners
Chapter 9:Successful-Self-control(management)
1)Your will must be strong-commitment; have a soft manner and words
2) inside-weakness-don't tell other people your weakness
3) Even though I know-have to pretend you don't know in certain situations
4) Have lots of different friends-meet different types of people
5) Don't cheat/trick your rival/competition; your rival is helping you to make your skils better.
6) Small work-detailed and faithful; in small matters; then you can do well in bigger things.
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