People wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!
Mary Wortley MontaguThe knowledge of numbers is one of the chief distinctions between us and the brutes.
Mary Wortley MontaguLet this great maxim be my virtue's guide,- In part she is to blame that has been tried: He comes too near that comes to be denied.
Mary Wortley MontaguI wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.
Mary Wortley Montagu