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# Mary Fairfax

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Mary Elizabeth Fairfax was an Australian businesswoman and philanthropist. As the third wife of wealthy media proprietor Sir Warwick Fairfax, she became known as Lady Fairfax upon his knighthood in 1967. She inherited most of his vast fortune upon his death in January 1987, becoming one of Australia

##  Quotes by Mary Fairfax

> [No one can say I married my husband for his money. I married him because he's a beautiful art object.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-fairfax/no-one-can-say-i-married-my-husband-for-his-money-i-married-him/)

Mary Fairfax

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/mary-fairfax-76571_art_no-one-can-say-i-married-my-husband-for_244213.png)

> [I believe the day is done. Whether it's been the best day or the worst, it's over; let it go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-fairfax/i-believe-the-day-is-done-whether-it-s-been-the-best-day-or-the-worst/)

Mary Fairfax

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/mary-fairfax-76571_believe_i-believe-the-day-is-done-whether-it-s-b_1647646.png)

> [If God gives you gifts you must use them to justify your life. It is what the Greeks called divine discontent that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-fairfax/if-god-gives-you-gifts-you-must-use-them-to-justify-your-life-it-is/)

Mary Fairfax

[Discontent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discontent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/mary-fairfax-76571_discontent_if-god-gives-you-gifts-you-must-use-them_1966407.png)

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