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It was easier to conquer it than to know what to do with it.
Source: Letter to Sir Horace Mann, 27 Mar 1772. -- Horace Walpole, (Sep 24 1717-1797), English novelist, letter writer; He is remembered for his 3,000 charming letters about England.