Lord Chesterfield British Statesman Quotations

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.

In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.