To a lover of books the shops and sales in London present irresistible temptations.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
War, in its fairest form, implies a perpetual violation of humanity and justice.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
My early and invincible love of reading--I would not exchange for the treasures of India.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon
The inactivity of a conqueror betrays the loss of strength and blood.
Quoted by Edward Gibbon