Lord Chesterfield Wear Quotations

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

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.

Wear your learning like a watch and do not pull it out merely to show you have it. If you are asked for the time, tell it; but do not proclaim it hourly unasked.

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.