“Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. 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.”

— Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

22 February 1748
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Oct. 29, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private poc…" by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield?

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield photo

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield65

British statesman and man of letters 1694–1773

Craig Groeschel (1967) American priest

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

“Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama.”

Ram Dass (1931–2019) American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971 book Be Here Now

“If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents, out-learn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.”

Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter

“Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands raw and open your foot like an overcooked sausage.”

Richard Proenneke (1916–2003) American hermit

Alone in the Wilderness Part 2 DVD, Bob Swerer Productions

“Señora Perez, I would like to thank you. I would like to sing to you, to sing a song of love; for I have watched you with my eyes wide open. I have watched you with learning eyes. You are a mother, and your arms are open wide for your children, for your people. Mrs. Perez, you are working hard.”

Margaret Trudeau (1948) ex-wife of the late Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau

1976 song about Blanca Rodríguez (wife of Carlos Andrés Pérez) according to 4 Feb 1976 New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/04/archives/mrs-trudeau-replies-on-radio-to-critics-of-tour.html