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I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to
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"I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools, for 'Tis only to them that they are blessings"

- Mary Wortley Montagu

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Mary Wortley Montagu's quote speaks with the idea that wealth and also power are not necessarily true blessings, however rather a burden. She shares her ridicule for the sound and rush that featured wonderful estates and titles, suggesting that these are just helpful to fools. This implies that those that are sensible and also prudent would not be able to take care of the responsibility that features such a placement. Montagu's quote recommends that wide range as well as power can be a resource of tension and also stress and anxiety, and that it is only those that are crazy and also ignorant that can genuinely gain from them. This is an intriguing point of view, as it implies that those who are smart and prudent must not look for wealth and power, as it might not be beneficial to them. Montagu's quote is a pointer that wealth and power include a lot of obligation, which it is not always a blessing.

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Mary Wortley Montagu This quote is written / told by Mary Wortley Montagu between May 26, 1689 and August 21, 1762. She was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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