There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life.

Quote by Mary Worley Montagu

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'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

The manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would make...

The manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would make...

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was...

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was...

Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity...

Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity...

There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister...

There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister...

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it...

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

Stupid conversations make sense when you are talking to someone special.

Stupid conversations make sense when you are talking to someone special.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.

If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.

A single conversation had my heart racing I can hardly get my mind off of...

A single conversation had my heart racing I can hardly get my mind off of...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...