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Quote by Edward Gibbon
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect. – 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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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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One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing. – Frank Sheed

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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. – Ben Jonson

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Foolishness always results when the tongue outraces the brain. – Author Unknown

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Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand. – Author Unknown

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