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Edward Gibbon
English Historian
Born: Apr 27, 1737
Died: Jan 16, 1794
Language Little Our Thinking Work World
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Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. Edward Gibbon
Work Our Capabilities Presentation
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect. Edward Gibbon
Respect Mistake People No Respect Arguing Never Make Opinions Whose
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. Edward Gibbon
Conversation Solitude Genius School Understanding
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
Loneliness Beginning Thinking Final Ourselves Longer Talk Genuine End
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. Edward Gibbon
Freedom Poverty Our Despotism Possessions Secured Strongest Since Desires
We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win. Edward Gibbon
Win Ourselves Must Over Contest Improve Victories
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
Government World Prevailed Seems Various Fairest Scope Which Forms Ridicule Monarchy Present Hereditary
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself. Edward Gibbon
Teacher Man First Important Every Above Rises More Himself His Educations Personal Common Teachers Who Level Received Second Every Man Two
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. Edward Gibbon
Learning Book Thinking Resolved Composition Habits Write Unskilled Arts Original
My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India. Edward Gibbon
Love Reading Would India Exchange Invincible Riches Early
The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. Edward Gibbon
Best Judge Own Performance Sincerely Himself None His Subject Author Interested Event Deeply
I was never less alone than when by myself. Edward Gibbon
Alone Myself Never Than Less
The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. Edward Gibbon
Nature Quality Courage Human Nature Soldier Cheapest Most Human Common Found
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery. Edward Gibbon
Cold Sympathy Relation Our Distant Misery
The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular. Edward Gibbon
General Laws True Particular Probability
Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Edward Gibbon
Gift Beauty Despised Those Has-Been Except Seldom Outward Been Refused Which Whom
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon
History Crimes Indeed Follies More Misfortunes Than Little Register Mankind
It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work. Edward Gibbon
Work Memory Try Long Practice Single Action Pen Paragraph Given Cast Had Polish Always Till Been Mould Suspend Deposit Ear Last
In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. Edward Gibbon
Heart Every Resolve Mischief Had He Head Execute Hand Contrive Deed
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. Edward Gibbon
Corruption Liberty Symptom Constitutional Most Infallible
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. Edward Gibbon
Must Advance Retrograde Does Human
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
Happiness Friendship Passion Sex Rest Single Our Sole Possession Seeks Tenderness Supreme Female Understand Inflamed Being Which Union Her Desire
The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise. Edward Gibbon
Fruit Language Mind Style Exercise Command His Author Choice Should Image
My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. Edward Gibbon
Language Chaste Obscurity Learned Passages Text Left Decent English

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