Famous Quotes / Mary Wortley Montagu
9 Quotations by Mary Wortley Montagu
- 1. I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with ...

- 2. Life is too short for a long story.

- 3. Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, wher ...

- 4. No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

- 5. Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a ...

- 6. The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted w ...

- 7. The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.

- 8. While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil ...

- 9. Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their ...
