Lady Smith

Famous quotes containing the words lady and/or smith:

    ‘Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one’s power to do good, riches being another word for power.
    Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)

    The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection—even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano—is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
    —Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)