“The smallest actual good is better than the most magnificent promises of impossibilities.” Thomas B. Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay
Former Secretary at War

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, FRS FRSE PC was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history have been hailed as literary masterpieces.
Born: October 25, 1800, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Died: December 28, 1859, London, United Kingdom
Education: Trinity College, Cambridge
Parents: Zachary Macaulay, Selina Mills

Quotes
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.