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

Quote by Thomas B Macaulay

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Reform, that we may preserve.

Reform, that we may preserve.

There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that...

There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that...

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

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...

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

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...

Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us,...

Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us,...

The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.

The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.

A single breaker may recede; but the tide is evidently coming in.

A single breaker may recede; but the tide is evidently coming in.

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...

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

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

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

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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

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

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how...

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how...

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,...

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...