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Books1 quote
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1753
Civility1 quote
Civility costs nothing and buys every thing. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1756
Enemies1 quote
People wish their enemies dead-but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone! — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1778
Men are vile inconstant toads. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1710
Men are vile inconstant toads. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1710
Politeness1 quote
Civility costs nothing and buys every thing. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1756