Edward Gibbon's Quote - I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and

Quote by Edward Gibbon

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and

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

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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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I noticed that no matter where I went in the country, there was this group of questions that got asked. I would track them and keep them in categories. Like body image, school, family, friendship, you name it, the emotional life of a teenage girl. – Elizabeth Berkley

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I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I wont do is change the essence of my work. – Paul Simon

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There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. – Chanakya

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As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as if first, were all one, and second, life is eternal, it would render virtually everything weve done all our lives pointless. – Neale Donald Walsch

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