In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried, in the great Abbey which has during many ages afforded a quiet resting-place to those whose minds and bodies have been shattered by the contentions of the Great Hall.
Thomas B. MacaulayThe good-humor of a man elated with success often displays itself towards enemies.
Thomas B. MacaulayA system in which the two great commandments are to hate your neighbor and to love your neighbor's wife.
Thomas B. MacaulayFacts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value; and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.
Thomas B. Macaulay