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

Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Topics: Action Quotes, Foolishness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

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...

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

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,...

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

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...

'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...

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never...

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody...

The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy, that nobody...

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

Democracy is hypocrisy without limitation.

Democracy is hypocrisy without limitation.

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.