I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.


The Selected Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1971 edition)


I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.

I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.

I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.

I am afraid we are little better than straws upon the water; we may flatter ourselves that we swim, when the current carries us along.