“We improve ourselves by victory over our self. There must be contests, and you must win.””
Quotes by Edward Gibbon
“The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.””
“The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.””
“The five marks of the Roman decaying culture:Concern with displaying affluence instead of building wealth;Obsession with sex and perversions of sex;Art becomes freakish and sensationalistic instead of creative and original;Widening disparity between very rich and very poor; Increased demand to live off the state.””
“Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.””
“I make it a point never to argue with people for whose opinion I have no respect.””
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon was a prominent British essayist, historian, and politician, best known for his seminal work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Published in six volumes between 17...