Mary Wortley Montagu

Famous quotes containing the words mary, wortley and/or montagu:

    Flower picking.
    Hawaiian saying no. 2710, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)

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

    We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.
    Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)