Maxioms by Thomas Babington Macaulay
A beggarly people,
A church and no steeple.
A beggarly people,
A church and no steeple.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Men of great conversational powers almost universally practise a
sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the read more
Men of great conversational powers almost universally practise a
sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the
moment both themselves and their auditors.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any read more
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any news was told
him, to exclaim, "Est il possible?"--"Is it possible?"
