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.


Letter to her daughter [February 19,1753]

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...