Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isnt. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. – Horace Walpole
Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth. – Horace Walpole
Letters to absence can a voice impart,
And lend a tongue when distance gags the heart. – Horace Walpole
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations. – Horace Walpole