Thomas Babington Macaulay : (4)

" As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. " - Thomas Babington Macaulay

" I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies. " - Thomas Babington Macaulay

" The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners. " - Thomas Babington Macaulay

" Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. " - Thomas Babington Macaulay