Quotes by Gibbon, Edward

The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice >>

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. >>

The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events. >>

Quotations about Gratitude

Gratitude is the doorman's payment. >>

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive. >>

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. >>

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.

Gibbon, Edward