Horace Walpole

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.

That is the best -- to laugh with someone because you think the same things are funny.

That is the best -- to laugh with someone because you think the same things are funny.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

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.