Edward Gibbon

All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.

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

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

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

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

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