Horace Walpole Quotes


When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.


Citations

Walpole, Horace. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Edited by Peter Cunningham, vol. 8, Richard Bentley, 1859, p. 393.

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Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
  • Born: September 24, 1717
  • Died: March 2, 1797
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Author, Politician

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.