I have often observ'd the loudest Laughers to be the dullest Fellows in the Company.
Mary Wortley MontaguThere is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.
Mary Wortley MontaguWe are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.
Mary Wortley Montagu