I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising. - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: "I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising."

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Quotations

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Abate	Care	Children	Disappointments
Duty	Early	Extent	Fondness
Heavy	Mean	Moderate	Part
Prepare	Proportion	Surprising	Them
Utmost	Wish	Your	Yourself

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