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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Philosophy is the toil...

Philosophy is the toil which can never tire persons engaged in it. All ways are strewn with roses, and the farther you go, the more enchanting objects appear before you and invite you on. (Lady Mary Wortley Montagu)

Philosophy is the toil which can never tire persons engaged in it. All ways are strewn with roses, and the farther you go, the more enchanting objects appear before you and invite you on.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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