'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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt....

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt....

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance