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Edward Gibbon Quotes

Edward Gibbon quotes

English Historian April 27, 1737 – January 16, 1794

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Edward Gibbon quote: "I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses,..."
I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes. Edward Gibbon
it is always easy, as well as agreeable, for the the inferior ranks of mankind to claim a merit from the contempt of that pomp and pleasure, which fortune has placed beyond their reach. The virtue of the primitive Christians, like that of the first Romans, was very frequently guarded by poverty and ignorance. Edward Gibbon
If the empire had been afflicted by any recent calamity, by a plague, a famine, or an unsuccessful war; if the Tiber had, or if the Nile had not, risen beyond its banks; if the earth had shaken, or if the temperate order of the seasons had been interrupted, the superstitious Pagans were convinced that the crimes and the impiety of the Christians, who were spared by the excessive lenity of the government, had at length provoked the divine justice. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute."
A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. Edward Gibbon
The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is imposed on the historian. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption which she contracted in a long residence upon Earth, among a weak and degenerate race of beings. Edward Gibbon
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance."
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest..."
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest..."
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "History is little more than the register of the crimes,..."
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little..."
The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in..."
The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular. Edward Gibbon
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
Edward Gibbon quote: "Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless."
Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless. Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon quote: "Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional..."
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. Edward Gibbon

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