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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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

'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...

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...

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...

Boswell is the first of biographers

Boswell is the first of biographers

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

Postpone not a good action

Postpone not a good action

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

It doesn't matter what you are thinking, or what fear you have, if you just...

It doesn't matter what you are thinking, or what fear you have, if you just...

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but...

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but...

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing...

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing...

Wisdom itself is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the...

Wisdom itself is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the...