Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Quote

How many thousands... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent gratification of their senses, which is all we can properly call our own.


The letters and works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (ed. 1837)


How many thousands... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent...

How many thousands... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent...

How many thousands... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent...

How many thousands... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent...