“Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: freedom
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But the power of instruction is seldom
“But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: power
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Our sympathy is cold to the relation
“Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: sympathy
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The courage of a soldier is found
“The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: courage
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Our work is the presentation of our
“Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: business
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Beauty is an outward gift which is
“Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: beauty
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History is little more than the register
“History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: history
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Of the various forms of government which
“Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: government
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I understand by this passion the union
“I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: happiness
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Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the
“Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: learning
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I never make the mistake of arguing
“I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
Category: respect
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