Memorable Quotes and quotations from Thomas Babington MacaulayThomas Babington Macaulay English author & politician (1800 - 1859)Thomas Babington Macaulay - - It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1850 - I have seen the hippopotamus, both asleep and awake; and I can assure you that, awake or asleep, he is the ugliest of the works of God. Thomas Babington Macaulay - - It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. Thomas Babington Macaulay - - The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators. |
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