Quotes by Gibbon, Edward

A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. >>

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those t >>

The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has >>

Quotations about Critics and Criticism

Honest criticism is hard to take, especially from a relative, a friend >>

God knows people who are paid to have attitudes toward things, profess >>

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in th >>

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.

Gibbon, Edward