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Elizabeth Montagu, a British writer born on October 2, 1718, and died on August 25, 1800, is renowned for her literary achievements and contributions to the status of women in literature.

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All People Knows Admire Littles Admiration Being Wise Can Do Easy Endeavor Glad House Law May Men Merry Patient Redress Virtue Wise Acceptance

Famous Elizabeth Montagu Quotes

“It is very unreasonable of people to expect one should be at home, because one is in the house. Of all privileges, that of invisibility is the most valuable.”

People Should Home House Privilege Valuable Unreasonable Invisibility Sociability

Book:The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

Source: The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

“Among many reasons for being stupid it may be urged, it is being like other people, and living like one's neighbours, and indeed without it, it may be difficult to love some neighbours as oneself: now seeing the necessity of being dull, you won't, I hope, take it amiss that you find me so.”

People May Reason Difficult Seeing Stupid Oneself Stupidity Dull Find Me Neighbour Being Stupid

Author:Elizabeth Montagu

“Not to be miserable is all some people are capable of.”

People Capable Miserable

Book:The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

Source: The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondents

“Few people know anything of the English history but what they learn from Shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events.”

People Knows Stories Political Events Adventure Series Catastrophe Tissues English History

Author:Elizabeth Montagu

“I often think that those people are the happiest who know nothing at all of the world, and sitting in the little empire of the fireside, where there is no contention or cabal, think we are in a golden age of existance.”

People Thinking Knows World Littles Age Sitting Golden Empires Contention Golden Age Cabal

Author:Elizabeth Montagu

About the Author

Born: October 2, 1718
Died: August 25, 1800
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 19

Books & Sources

The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: with some of the letters of her correspondentsRelated source material

Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761Related source material

The Letters of Mrs Elizabeth MontaguRelated source material

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