By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense. Horace Walpole Next Quote Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. - Horace Walpole Previous Quote I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing. - Horace Walpole