Maxioms by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested
business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have read more
He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested
business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have
undergone the trouble of really directing the administration.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
The human race is governed by its imagination.
[Fr., C'est l'imagination qui gouverne le genre humain.]
The human race is governed by its imagination.
[Fr., C'est l'imagination qui gouverne le genre humain.]
