“Non omnis moriar, said Horace’s Odes”
The Charming Quirks of Others
Quotes by Horace Smith
“Serendipity is another word in the luck family. Invented by Horace Walpole in 1754, it appropriately began life as a misprint. Walpole wrote a letter to Horace Mann developing the idea of serendipity from a ‘silly fairytale’ about chance called The Three Princes of Serendip. But Walpole had made a mistake: the real title of the story was The Three Princes of Sarendip (the ancient name for Sri Lanka). Before its current fashionable””
Luck: What It Means and Why It Matters
Horace Smith
Horace Smith was an English novelist and essayist known for his contributions to literature in the 19th and early 20th centuries. His works often explored themes of social commentary and historical na...