'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.
Mary Wortley MontaguWriters of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be.
Mary Wortley MontaguWe are apt to consider Shakespeare only as a poet; but he was certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived.
Mary Wortley Montagu