English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Horace Walpole Quotes

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.

Horace Walpole

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Marc Forne Molne quote: "A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental..."
A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook. Marc Forne Molne
Kamisese Mara quote: "In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance..."
In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order. Kamisese Mara
Swathed in silk, I feel like a caterpillar in a cocoon awaiting metamorphosis. I always supposed that to be a peaceful condition. At first it is. But as I journey into the night, I feel more and more trapped, suffocated by the slippery bindings, unable to emerge until I have transformed into something of beauty. I squirm, trying to shed my ruined body and unlock the secret to growing flawless wings. Despite enormous effort, I remain a hideous creature, fired into my current form by the blast... Suzanne Collins
Sarah Brightman quote: "In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I..."
In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live. Sarah Brightman
Loretta Lynn quote: "I believe in education and wish I had a better one."
I believe in education and wish I had a better one. Loretta Lynn
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "My parents meant well, but the road to Hell is paved with..."
My parents meant well, but the road to Hell is paved with publicity stunts. Chuck Palahniuk
Leo Tolstoy quote: "Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and..."
Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible. Leo Tolstoy
I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse. Bing Crosby
French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman design, it looks to the community. Stephen Gardiner
Yukio Mishima quote: "Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it."
Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it. Yukio Mishima
Dimebag Darrell quote: "I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson,..."
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players. Dimebag Darrell
My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best moments, professionally, within myself. Laurence Olivier
Alfred Noyes quote: "Oh, grown-ups cannot understand, And grown-ups never will, How..."
Oh, grown-ups cannot understand, And grown-ups never will, How short the way to fairyland. Across the purple hill. Alfred Noyes
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn quote: "Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but..."
Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like the misquote better) Plutarch