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The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: General Laws Particular Probability True

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I was never less alone than when by myself.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Alone Less Myself Never Than

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In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Deed Every Execute Had Hand He Head Heart Mischief Resolve

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

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Am Equal Expense Expenses Income Indeed Rich Since Superior Wishes I Am

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My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Early Exchange India Invincible Love Reading Riches Would

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The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Author Best Deeply Event Himself His Interested Judge None Own Performance Sincerely Subject

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Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Cold Distant Misery Our Relation Sympathy

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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.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Being Desire Female Friendship Happiness Her Inflamed Our Passion Possession Rest Seeks Sex Single Sole Supreme Tenderness Understand Union Which

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Style is the image of character.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Character Image Style

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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

Topics: Author Choice Command Exercise Fruit His Image Language Mind Should Style

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Historian

Born: April 27th, 1737

Died: January 16th, 1794

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