Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so valued learning, that he used to say he was more indebted to Aristotle for giving him knowledge that, than his father…

Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Boswell is the first of biographers

Boswell is the first of biographers

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty,...

I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty,...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

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

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

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

The voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve

The voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve

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

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

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

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

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without...

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without...

History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the...

History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the...

Imagination, industry, and intelligence - the three I s - are all indispensable to the...

Imagination, industry, and intelligence - the three I s - are all indispensable to the...

Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood...

Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood...

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is,...

There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is,...

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

An organization's intelligence is distributed to the point of being ubiquitous.

An organization's intelligence is distributed to the point of being ubiquitous.

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always...

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always...

Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.