Horace Walpole

Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

Prognostics do not always prove prophecies, at least the wisest
prophets make sure of the event first.

Prognostics do not always prove prophecies, at least the wisest
prophets make sure of the event first.

I sit with my toes in a brook,
And if any one axes forwhy?
I hits them read more

I sit with my toes in a brook,
And if any one axes forwhy?
I hits them a rap with my crook,
For 'tis sentiment does it, says I.