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People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the purposes for which they are designed.

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As marriage produces children, so children produce care and disputes; and wrangling.

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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.

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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Born: May 15, 1689
Died: August 21, 1762 (aged 73)
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