There 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 MontaguPeople wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!
Mary Wortley MontaguI am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.
Mary Wortley MontaguTime 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.
Mary Wortley Montagu