“The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor is any pleasure so lasting.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“Solitude begets whimsies.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“Life is too short for a long story.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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“I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.”

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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