Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes About Duty

Quotes about: Duty

• '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.

  Mary Wortley Montagu

  Power, May, Riches

  Mary Wortley Montagu (2015). “Letters”, p.114, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

• Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.

  Mary Wortley Montagu

  Temptation, Firsts, Virtue

  Mary Wortley Montagu (2015). “Letters”, p.524, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

• I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.

  Mary Wortley Montagu

  Children, Disappointment, Mean

  Mary Wortley Montagu (2015). “Letters”, p.504, Everyman's Library

• Tis the established custom [in Vienna] for every lady to have two husbands, one that bears the name, and another that performs the duties.

  Mary Wortley Montagu

  Husband, Names, Two

  Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (2015). “Turkish Embassy Letters”, p.27, Ravenio Books

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