Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician.
We often repent of our first thoughts, and scarce ever of our second.
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.