Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.


The history of England: from the accession of James II. (ed. 1849)


It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not...

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not...

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not...

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not...