Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
10 quotations
I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.
Life is too short for a long story.
To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
Solitude begets whimsies.
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor is any pleasure so lasting.
Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always.
The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.