The history of empires is the record of human misery; the history of t…

Edward Gibbon
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The history of empires is the record of human misery; the history of the sciences is that of the greatness and happiness of mankind. ✨ The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon.
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The first of earthly blessings, independence. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1998). Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p.8, Wordsworth Editions
On the approach of spring, I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure. ✨ Memoirs. Book by Edward Gibbon, Vol. i. p. 1 … ▶
Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive. ✨ Edward Gibbon (2016). THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (All 6 Volumes): From the Height of the Roman Empire, the Age of Trajan … ▶
And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. ✨ History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Volume 6,
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1839). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p.1 … ▶

The history of empires is the record of human misery; the history of the sciences is that of the greatness and happiness of mankind. ✨ The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon.

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