Quote by Mary Wortley Montagu

A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.

A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.

Summary

This quote suggests that relying on external appearances, such as a person's face, is not a substantial basis for finding true happiness. It implies that true happiness cannot be determined solely by superficial qualities and emphasizes the importance of looking beyond external features to find genuine fulfillment. It encourages one to consider inner qualities, values, and deeper connections with others as the key elements for experiencing lasting happiness.

Topics

Face Faces

By Mary Wortley Montagu

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, What are they doing

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, What are they doing? The answer was, Swapping lies.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Gossip

You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hang

You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hangover. Everything about that is negative.

Home

Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. Th

Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. That is upsetting to me.

Marriage

When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have

When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.

Maturity Childishness Adult

Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's

Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public.

Family

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your fa

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine.

Family

The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves.

The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves.

Soul

You cannot do a goal. Long-term planning and goal-setting mu

You cannot do a goal. Long-term planning and goal-setting must therefore be complemented by short-term planning. This kind of planning requires specifying activities. You can do an activity. Activities are steps along the way to a goal. Let's say you desire security. Putting $10.00 in the bank or talking to your stockbroker about your investment plans are activities that will move you toward your goal.

Goals

But constant experience shows us that every man invested wit

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Charles de Secondat

Experience

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolis

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Charles Caleb Colton

Silence

Hominids typically haven't so much adapted to change, as the

Hominids typically haven't so much adapted to change, as they have accommodated to it.

Science Humankind

The highest of distinctions is service to others.

The highest of distinctions is service to others.

Leadership