Mary Wortley Montagu

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.

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These are some quotes by English author Mary Wortley Montagu Writer, who lived between May 26, 1689 and August 21, 1762.

Quotes by Mary Wortley Montagu

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.

Mary Wortley Montagu

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

Mary Wortley Montagu

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I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools, for 'Tis only to them that they are blessings.

Mary Wortley Montagu

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