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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But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. – 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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We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. – Sam Keen

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Everything I learned I learned from the movies. – Audrey Hepburn

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I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible. – Manfred von Richthofen

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Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because thats what I think life is about. – Taylor Momsen

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Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. Its not a popular position. – Bill Gates

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