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Maxioms by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the read more

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

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A beggarly people,
A church and no steeple.

A beggarly people,
A church and no steeple.

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His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled
him to run, though not to soar.

His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled
him to run, though not to soar.

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The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.

The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.

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Everybody's business is nobody's business.

Everybody's business is nobody's business.

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