Quotes by Gibbon, Edward

It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mo >>

The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authoriz >>

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contes >>

Quotations about Learning

I've studied now Philosophy and Jurisprudence, Medicine -- and even, a >>

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just >>

Their learning is like bread in a besieged town: every man gets a litt >>

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.

Gibbon, Edward