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Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes

British - Poet | October 25, 1800 - December 28, 1859

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

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Pain Bear Pleasure Because Hated

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

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Wisdom Wise Action Single Foolish

The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Honor Always Dislike Welfare Between

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

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Talent Thought Wonderful Packing He

None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Security Election Wiser Birth Being

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Nothing Useless General Maxim

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Failure Democracy Society American

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Character Man Measure Never Real He

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Good Knowledge Men Logic Whatever

Nothing except the mint can make money without advertising.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Money Advertising Nothing Without

There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not seamen.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Navy Second Were Gentlemen Charles

The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Beauty Power Alone Book Bible Whole

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