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Charles Mackay was a prominent British poet born on March 27, 1814, and died on December 24, 1889. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and vivid imagery, which has had a lasting impact on subsequent poets.

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Famous Charles Mackay Quotes

“In reading The History of Nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities, their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first.”

Source: Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds: Illustrated with numerous engravings. (2 Thle in 1 vol.). I

“Every age has its peculiar folly: Some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the force of imitation.”

Age Force Fantasy Projects Gains Excitement Folly Peculiar Schemes Imitation Plunge

Author:Charles Mackay

“The study of the errors into which great minds have fallen in the pursuit of truth can never be uninstructive. . . No man is so wise but that he may learn some wisdom from his past errors, either of thought or action, and no society has made such advances as to be capable of no improvement from the retrospect of its past folly and credulity.”

Men Mind May Made Action Past Study Wise Capable Errors Improvement Pursuit Fallen Folly Retrospect Credulity Great Minds

Book:Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds

Source: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds