Quote by Edward Gibbon
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, a

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. – Edward Gibbon

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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. – Edward Gibbon

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Government
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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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teacher
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The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authorize the violation of every positive law. How far that or any other consideration may operate to dissolve the natural obligations of humanity and justice, is a doctrine of which I still desire to remain ignorant. – Edward Gibbon

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Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome. – William Manchester

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To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasnt everything. – Albert Camus

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I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone. – Enya

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Wine is bottled poetry. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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