Seek to be good, but aim not to be great; </br> A woman’s noblest station is retreat. - George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

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Seek to be good, but aim not to be great; </br> A woman’s noblest station is retreat.

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About George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (January 17 1709 – August 24 1773), known as Sir George Lyttelton, Baronet between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.

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Pen Names: Friend in the country
Alternative Names: George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley George Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton
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