My early and invincible love of reading, which I would not
exchange for the treasures of India. . .
-- Edward Gibbon
exchange for the treasures of India. . .
-- Edward Gibbon
Related:
- Many a sober Christian would rather admit that a wafer is God than that
God is a cruel and capricious tyrant.
Edward Gibbon (1734... - Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised,
except by those to whom it has been refused. -- Edward... - I saw and loved.
-- Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
-- Memoirs,
Vol. i, p.... - I was never less alone than when by myself.
-- Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
-
Memoirs, Vol. i, p.... - I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I
have no respect.
Edward... - Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to... - I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility
and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the
help of the woman I love.
Edward, Duke of... - Far beyond all other pleasures, rarer than jewels or treasures,
sweeter than grape from the vine. Yes! Yes! Greatest... - Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest
of his works,
which buries empires and cities in a common grave....
From the same category:
- Of all the forces that make for a better world, none is so
indispensable,
none so powerful, as hope. Without hope men are only... - For a holy stint,
a moth of the cloth gave up his woolens for lint... - If Gamera were really The Friend Of All Children...
he'd toast Barney... - to "The Caissons Go Rolling Along")
Scratch the disks,
dump the core, Shut it down, pull the plug Roll... - Electrical Engineers do it with less
resistance...
