gibbon Quotes

“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”

“I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.”

“Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.”

“I was never less alone than when by myself.”

“I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.”

“Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.”

“Suddenly a single shot on the extreme left rang out on the clear morning air, followed quickly by several others, and the whole line pushed rapidly forward through the brush.”

“The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.”

“History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”

“Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.”