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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

“Men of thought and men of action, clear the Way!”

Men Way Action Clear Military

Book:Voices from the Crowd: And Other Poems

Source: Voices from the Crowd: And Other Poems

“Aid the dawning, tongue and pen; Aid it, hopes of honest men!”

Men Honest Honesty Tongue Aids Pens Honest Man

Book:Ballads and Lyrics

Source: Ballads and Lyrics

“War in men's eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is the stronger; Nor slaughter men for glory's sake; - Wait a little longer.”

Men Littles War Eye Nations Waiting Prove Glory Stronger Sake Monsters Good Times Quarrels Slaughter Iniquity

Book:Voices from the Crowd: And Other Poems

Source: Voices from the Crowd: And Other Poems

“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

“Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young.”

Men Might Earth Young Cain

Book:A thousand and one Gems of English poetry, selected and arranged by Charles Mackay

Source: A thousand and one Gems of English poetry, selected and arranged by Charles Mackay

“There's a fount about to stream, There's a light about to beam, There's a warmth about to glow, There's a flower about to blow; There's a midnight blackness changing Into gray; Men of thought and men of action, Clear the way.”

Men Way Light Action Clear Flower Tomorrow Blow Streams Gray Warmth Midnight Beam Blackness

Book:Ballads and Lyrics

Source: Ballads and Lyrics

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.”

Thinking Men Wells Has Beens Said Psychology Mad Crowds Senses Propaganda Herds Well Said Herd Mentality

Book:Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Source: Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions