“Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.” — Edward Gibbon
“Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.” — Edward Gibbon
“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.” — Edward Gibbon
“Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.” — Edward Gibbon
“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.” — Edward Gibbon