Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition. – Edward Gibbon
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

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition. – Edward Gibbon
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
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect. – Edward Gibbon
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. – Edward Gibbon