Mary Wortley Montagu

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    “Life is too short for a long story.”
    —Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)

    “A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.”
    —Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)

    “Mary had a little lamb,
    Its fleece was white as snow,
    And every where that Mary went
    The lamb was sure to go;
    He followed her to school one day—
    That was against the rule,
    It made the children laugh and play,
    To see a lamb at school.”
    —Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1788–1879)

    “Time 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, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)