Quote by Edward Gibbon
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of think

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. – Edward Gibbon

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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. – Edward Gibbon

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power
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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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Hopefully with each thing that you do youre learning something, youre growing, and youre pushing yourself a little harder in some way or another. So I think youd be in real trouble if each new thing that you create didnt feel like Oh, wow. I feel like Im doing something a little different this time. – Rian Johnson

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From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasnt learning at the same pace as other kids. – Carre Otis

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The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom. – Thomas Merton

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I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think thats healthy when youre learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape. – Andrew Dost

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When we become a part of anything, it becomes a part of us. – David Harold Fink

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Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. – Vincent Van Gogh

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It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss volatile spirits prefer unhappiness. – George Santayana

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The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruit other than sorrow and joy. – Rumi

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