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"15 Horace Walpole Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 24 September 1717. Died: 2 March 1797 | Writer | Historian |

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

Life Comedy Who think Tragedy
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The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

Whole secret Life Profoundly Thousand things
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Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Begun Half done Courage Wise
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We are largely the playthings of our fears. To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness ... for all of us, our particular creature waits in ambush.

Playthings Our fear Physical pain
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When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

People Weed Own mind Overrun
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The curse of modern times is, that almost everything does create controversy.

Modern times Everything Create controversy
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To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

Common sense Moment Best wisdom
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History is a romance that is believed; romance, a history that is not believed.

History Romance Believe
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Cunning is neither the consequence of sense, nor does it give sense. A proof that it is not sense, is that cunning people never imagine that others can see through them. It is the consequence of weakness.

Cunning Consequence Sense See through
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I know that I have had friends who would never have vexed or betrayed me, if they had walked on all fours.

Had friends Vexed Betrayed me Walked
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It is difficult to divest one's self of vanity; because impossible to divest one's self of self-love.

Difficult Vanity Impossible Self love
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The contempt of money is no more a virtue than to wash one's hand is one; but one does not willingly shake hands with a man that never washes his.

Contempt Money Virtue Wash
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Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie

Justice Activity Truth Virtue
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Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

Greater things Perform World Bill
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Lawyers and rogues are vermin not easily rooted out of a rich soil.
Lawyers Rogue Easily rooted Rich soil
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Horace Walpole Quotes & Sayings