Share this Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley quote - I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I ...

Share this quote easily

"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."
- Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley

<blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/quote/29160/">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.</a></blockquote><br> <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/5077/">Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley</a> on <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/tag/parents_and_parenting/">Parents and Parenting</a><br> Quote from <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a>

Hey! Are you on Facebook? Add our facebook application for finding and sharing and bookmarking ALL our quotes!

Would you like to email it to someone?

Click here and use the "email it" tab on the right side

Also .. quotes of the day!

Get Quotes of the Day in a badge or anywhere you like. Learn more here.