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Them Quotes by Mary Wortley Montagu
- I regard almost all quarrels of princes on the same footing, and I see nothing that marks man's unreason so positively as war. Indeed, what…
- I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to…
- I am patriot enough to take pains to bring this usefull invention into fashion in England, and I should not fail to write to some…
- Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, where we see no distinction of…
- I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or…
- I have all my life been on my guard against the information conveyed by the sense of hearing -- it being one of my earliest…
- Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and…
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster