We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish.
Mary Russell Mitford[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint.
Mary Russell MitfordTo think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun.
Mary Russell MitfordTrees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one's age.
Mary Russell Mitford