'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

Quote by Mary Worley Montagu

Topics: Duty Quotes, Power Quotes, Richness Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is...

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and...

Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and...

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing...

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing...

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary,...

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary,...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...