In Plato's opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon's opinion, philosophy was made for man.
Thomas B. MacaulayI would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
Thomas B. MacaulayMen of great conversational powers almost universally practise a sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the moment both themselves and their auditors.
Thomas B. Macaulay