As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

Quote by Thomas B Macaulay

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

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

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

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

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his...

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his...

To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country,...

To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country,...

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies,...

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies,...

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

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

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness...

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness...

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

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

Reform, that we may preserve.

Reform, that we may preserve.

I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history if...

I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history if...

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

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

I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days...

I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days...

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew...

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew...

An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia.

An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia.

The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish,...

The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish,...

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.

The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that...

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that...

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

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

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

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