Edward Gibbon

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest
navigators.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest
navigators.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

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

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

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

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

The noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and
dissipation without pleasure.

The noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and
dissipation without pleasure.