Mary Wortley Montagu quotes
"Prudent people are very happy 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my da"
"I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be give"
"Life is too short for a long story."
"Civility costs nothing and buys everything."
"There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind."
"I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise."
"It has all been very interesting."
"You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself."
