He [Charles II] was utterly without ambition. He detested business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have undergone the trouble of really directing the administration.
Thomas B. MacaulayGrief, which disposes gentle natures to retirement, to inaction, and to meditation, only makes restless spirits more restless.
Thomas B. MacaulayWe never could clearly understand how it is that egotism, so unpopular in conversation, should be so popular in writing.
Thomas B. Macaulay