Thomas B. Macaulay

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Reform, that we may preserve. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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