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Edward Gibbon Quotes

The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed; and near twenty years afterwards, the appearance of the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation of every spectator whose mind was not totally darkened by religious prejudice. The compositions of ancient genius, so many of which have irretrievably perished, might surely have been excepted from the wreck of idolatry, for the amusement and instruction of succeeding ages Picture Quote #1

The incapacity of a weak and distracted government may often assume the appearance and produce the effects of a treasonable correspondence with the public enemy. If Alaric himself had been introduced into the council of Ravenna, he would probably have advised the same measures which were actually pursued by the ministers of Honorius Picture Quote #1

The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life Picture Quote #1

Women [in ancient Rome] were condemned to the perpetual tutelage of parents, husbands, or guardians; a sex created to please and obey was never supposed to have attained the age of reason and experience. Such, at least, was the stern and haughty spirit of the ancient law . . Picture Quote #1

The love of freedom, so often invigorated and disgraced by private ambition, was reduced, among the licentious Franks, to the contempt of order, and the desire of impunity Picture Quote #1

The law of nature instructs most animals to cherish and educate their infant progeny. The law of reason inculcates to the human species the returns of filial piety Picture Quote #1

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The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were justly condemned to obey, and even to flatter, the victorious Barbarians, by whose clemency they held their precarious fortunes and their lives Picture Quote #1

[Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war Picture Quote #1

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness Picture Quote #1

History has scarcely deigned to notice [Libius Severus’s] birth, his elevation, his character, or his death Picture Quote #1

The army is the only order of men sufficiently united to concur in the same sentiments, and powerful enough to impose them on the rest of their fellow-citizens; but the temper of soldiers, habituated at once to violence and to slavery, renders them very unfit guardians of a legal, or even a civil constitution Picture Quote #1

The communication of ideas requires a similitude of thought and language . . Picture Quote #1

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[Courage] arises in a great measure from the consciousness of strength . . Picture Quote #1

Edward Gibbon, in his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, describes the Roman era’s declension as a place where bizarreness masqueraded as creativity Picture Quote #1

The criminal penalties [for suicide] are the production of a later and darker age Picture Quote #1

[Arabs are] a people, whom it is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack Picture Quote #1

The dark cloud, which had been cleared by the Phoenician discoveries, and finally dispelled by the arms of Caesar, again settled on the shores of the Atlantic, and a Roman province [Britain] was again lost among the fabulous Islands of the Ocean Picture Quote #1

[The] liberty of divorce does not contribute to happiness and virtue. The facility of separation would destroy all mutual confidence, and inflame every trifling dispute . . Picture Quote #1

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In everyage and country, the wiser, or at least the stronger, ofthetwosexes, hasusurped thepowers ofthe state, and confined the other to the cares and pleasures of domestic life Picture Quote #1

According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason, foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman Picture Quote #1

But the desire of obtaining the advantages, and of escaping the burdens, of political society, is a perpetual and inexhaustible source of discord Picture Quote #1

Fear has been the original parent of superstition, and every new calamity urges trembling mortals to deprecate the wrath of their invisible enemies Picture Quote #1

Feeble and timid minds . . . consider the use of dilatory and ambiguous measures as the most admirable efforts of consummate prudence Picture Quote #1

Man has much more to fear from the passions of his fellow-creatures, than from the convulsions of the elements Picture Quote #1

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There is nothing perhaps more adverse to nature and reason than to hold in obedience remote countries and foreign nations, in opposition to their inclination and interest Picture Quote #1

The love of study, a passion which derives fresh vigor from enjoyment, supplies each day, each hour, with a perpetual source of independent and rational pleasure Picture Quote #1

Majorian presents the welcome discovery of a great and heroic character, such as sometimes arise, in a degenerate age, to vindicate the honor of the human species Picture Quote #1

Greek is doubtless the most perfect [language] that has been contrived by the art of man Picture Quote #1

Greek is a musical and prolific language, that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of philosophy Picture Quote #1

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition Picture Quote #1

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The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed; and near twenty years afterwards, the appearance of the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation of every spectator whose mind was not totally darkened by religious prejudice. The compositions of ancient genius, so many of which have irretrievably perished, might surely have been excepted from the wreck of idolatry, for the amusement and instruction of succeeding ages (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The incapacity of a weak and distracted government may often assume the appearance and produce the effects of a treasonable correspondence with the public enemy. If Alaric himself had been introduced into the council of Ravenna, he would probably have advised the same measures which were actually pursued by the ministers of Honorius (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Women [in ancient Rome] were condemned to the perpetual tutelage of parents, husbands, or guardians; a sex created to please and obey was never supposed to have attained the age of reason and experience. Such, at least, was the stern and haughty spirit of the ancient law . . . (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The love of freedom, so often invigorated and disgraced by private ambition, was reduced, among the licentious Franks, to the contempt of order, and the desire of impunity. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The law of nature instructs most animals to cherish and educate their infant progeny. The law of reason inculcates to the human species the returns of filial piety. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were justly condemned to obey, and even to flatter, the victorious Barbarians, by whose clemency they held their precarious fortunes and their lives. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) [Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) History has scarcely deigned to notice [Libius Severus’s] birth, his elevation, his character, or his death. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The army is the only order of men sufficiently united to concur in the same sentiments, and powerful enough to impose them on the rest of their fellow-citizens; but the temper of soldiers, habituated at once to violence and to slavery, renders them very unfit guardians of a legal, or even a civil constitution. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The communication of ideas requires a similitude of thought and language . . . (Edward Gibbon Quotes) [Courage] arises in a great measure from the consciousness of strength . . . (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Edward Gibbon, in his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, describes the Roman era’s declension as a place where bizarreness masqueraded as creativity. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The criminal penalties [for suicide] are the production of a later and darker age (Edward Gibbon Quotes) [Arabs are] a people, whom it is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The dark cloud, which had been cleared by the Phoenician discoveries, and finally dispelled by the arms of Caesar, again settled on the shores of the Atlantic, and a Roman province [Britain] was again lost among the fabulous Islands of the Ocean. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) [The] liberty of divorce does not contribute to happiness and virtue. The facility of separation would destroy all mutual confidence, and inflame every trifling dispute . . . (Edward Gibbon Quotes) In everyage and country, the wiser, or at least the stronger, ofthetwosexes, hasusurped thepowers ofthe state, and confined the other to the cares and pleasures of domestic life. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason, foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) But the desire of obtaining the advantages, and of escaping the burdens, of political society, is a perpetual and inexhaustible source of discord. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Fear has been the original parent of superstition, and every new calamity urges trembling mortals to deprecate the wrath of their invisible enemies. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Feeble and timid minds . . . consider the use of dilatory and ambiguous measures as the most admirable efforts of consummate prudence. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Man has much more to fear from the passions of his fellow-creatures, than from the convulsions of the elements. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) There is nothing perhaps more adverse to nature and reason than to hold in obedience remote countries and foreign nations, in opposition to their inclination and interest. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) The love of study, a passion which derives fresh vigor from enjoyment, supplies each day, each hour, with a perpetual source of independent and rational pleasure. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Majorian presents the welcome discovery of a great and heroic character, such as sometimes arise, in a degenerate age, to vindicate the honor of the human species. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Greek is doubtless the most perfect [language] that has been contrived by the art of man (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Greek is a musical and prolific language, that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of philosophy. (Edward Gibbon Quotes) Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition (Edward Gibbon Quotes)

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