Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
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Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.Edward Gibbon
I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Edward Gibbon
The ecclesiastical writers, who, in the heat of religious faction, are apt to despise the profane virtues of sincerity and moderation.
Edward Gibbon
The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.
Edward Gibbon
Amiable weaknesses of human nature.
Edward Gibbon
Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
Edward Gibbon
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