Edward Gibbon

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which read more

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.

Style is the image of character.

Style is the image of character.

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

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

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes.

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes.

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.