Quote by Edward Gibbon
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educat

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers the second, more personal and important, from himself. – Edward Gibbon

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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

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The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. – Stevie Wonder

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Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching. – Baltasar Gracian

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I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didnt like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way. – Stephen Colbert

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There was a teacher who recognized that I was interested in cartooning and he was great. – Jonathan Shapiro

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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm. – Sophocles

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So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that its good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence. – Thierry Henry

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If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything. – Patsy Cline

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Freedom and responsibility arent interconnected things. They are the same thing. – Harry Browne

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