Maxioms by Edward Gibbon
To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues.
To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues.
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.
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.
...as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst read more
...as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.
