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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

Other quotes by Edward Gibbon

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

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History
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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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War
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Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And its not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the learning experience and restructuring faculty and the use of faculty time. – Roy Romer

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Also, they dont understand – writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language. – John Milius

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I hardly teach. Its more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process. – Fay Godwin

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If it doesnt feel like a job and Im learning something and getting that rush that I get, I dont care if its behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon. – Benjamin Walker

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Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. – Ed Howe

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