He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the… — Horace Walpole Happiness Copy Share Image
I am persuaded that foolish writers and foolish readers are created for each other; and that fortune provides readers as she does… — Horace Walpole Books Copy Share Image
To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy is to do… — Horace Walpole Action Copy Share Image
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and… — Horace Walpole Bills Copy Share Image
We must cultivate our garden. Furia to God one day in seven allots; The other six to scandal she devotes. Satan, by… — Horace Walpole Devotion Copy Share Image
King René of Anjou [(1409-80)]was a strange compound of amiable, great and trifling qualities. He was so excellent a sovereign as to… — Horace Walpole Acquire Copy Share Image
Serendipity... You will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The… — Horace Walpole Accidents Copy Share Image
When the Prince of Piedmont [later Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia] was seven years old, his preceptor instructing him in mythology… — Horace Walpole Boxes Copy Share Image
The next Augustan age will dawn on the other side of the Atlantic. There will, perhaps, be a Thucydides at Boston, a… — Horace Walpole Age Copy Share Image
Old friends are the great blessings of one's later years. Half a word conveys one's meaning. They have a memory of the… — Horace Walpole Affectionate Copy Share Image
“Manfred, Prince of Otranto, had one son and one daughter: the latter, a most beautiful virgin, aged eighteen, was called Matilda. Conrad,… — Horace Walpole Three years Copy Share Image
The best sun we have is made of Newcastle coal, and I am determined never to reckon upon any other. — Horace Walpole Coal Copy Share Image
![“King René of Anjou [(1409-80)]was a strange compound of amiable, great and trifling qualities. He was so excellent a sovereign as to acquire the surnom of the Good. He was brave in war, delighted in tournaments and wrote on them, instituted festivals and processions, partly religious and partly…” quote by Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/570/horace-walpole-3357_acquire_king-ren-of-anjou-1409-80-was-a-strange_3121707.jpg)
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