Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be.”

“A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly.”

“Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.”

“Time has the same effect on the mind as on the face; the predominant passion and the strongest feature become more conspicuous from the others' retiring.”