Foolish writers and readers are created for each other. Horace Walpole More Quotes by Horace Walpole More Quotes From Horace Walpole Serendipity... You will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The Three Princes of Serendip': as their Highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of. Horace Walpole serendipity silly discovery Shakespeare, with an improved education and in a more enlightened age, might easily have attained the purity and correction of Racine; but nothing leads one to suppose that Racine in a barbarous age would have attained the grandeur, force and nature of Shakespeare. Horace Walpole purity age might The best sun we have is made of Newcastle coal, and I am determined never to reckon upon any other. Horace Walpole coal fuel sun I avoid talking before the youth of the age as I would dancing before them: for if one's tongue don't move in the steps of the day, and thinks to please by its old graces, it is only an object of ridicule. Horace Walpole talking moving thinking The way to ensure summer in England is to have it framed and glazed in a comfortable room. Horace Walpole england august summer 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 burlesque, was a fond husband, a romantic lover, a good painter for that age, and a true philosopher. Horace Walpole husband religious kings In the drawing room [of the Queen's palace] hung a Venus and Cupid by Michaelangelo, in which, instead of a bit of drapery, the painter has placed Cupid's foot between Venus's thighs. Queen Caroline asked General Guise, an old connoisseur, if it was not a very fine piece? He replied "Madam, the painter was a fool, for he has placed the foot where the hand should be. Horace Walpole drawing queens hands [King René of Anjou (1409-80)] would not listen to the news of his son having lost the Kingdom of Naples, because he would not bedisturbed when painting a picture of a partridge. Horace Walpole news kings son How much on outward show does all depend, Horace Walpole royalty majesty doe When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV]at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship's crew, "now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family. Horace Walpole three brother kings A man of sense, though born without wit, often lives to have wit. His memory treasures up ideas and reflections; he compares themwith new occurrences, and strikes out new lights from the collision. The consequence is sometimes bons mots, and sometimes apothegms. Horace Walpole reflection men memories The whole [Scotch] nation hitherto has been void of wit and humour, and even incapable of relishing it. Horace Walpole void humour scotch When a Frenchman reads of the garden of Eden, I do not doubt but he concludes it was something approaching to that of Versailles, with clipped hedges, berceaus, and trellis work. Horace Walpole something garden doubt work Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. Horace Walpole man sense-of-humor humor imagination In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last. Horace Walpole better go truth science Pictures may serve as helps to religion but are only an appendix to idolatry, for the people must be taught to believe in false gods and in the power of saints before they will learn to worship their images. Horace Walpole power believe people religion Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. Horace Walpole credit bills men world He would be a very absurd legislator who should pretend to set bounds to his country's welfare, lest it should perish by knowing no bounds. Horace Walpole pretend who welfare country The establishment of a society for the encouragement of arts will produce great benefits before they are perverted to mischiefs. Horace Walpole will great society encouragement
