Macaulay

Famous quotes containing the word macaulay:

    The English Bible—a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    Such night in England ne’er had been, nor e’er again shall be.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    “To every man upon this earth
    Death cometh soon or late.
    And how can man die better
    Than facing fearful odds
    For the ashes of his fathers
    And the temples of his gods,
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)