Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade.
Edward Gibbon Quotes
The Rhine is not more impassable than the Nile or Euphrates, and the Arabian fleet might have sailed without a naval combat into the mouth of the Thames. Perhaps the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the schools of Oxford, and her pupils might demonstrate to a circumcised people the sanctity and truth of the revelation of Mahomet.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Edward Gibbon Quotes: The Rhine is not more impassable than the Nile or Euphrates, and the..."
-
To the University of Oxford I acknowledge no obligation; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son, as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother. I spent fourteen months at Magdalen College: they proved the fourteen months the most idle and unprofitable of my whole life.
Topics in Uncategorized
Birth: | 27th April, 1737 |
Death: | 16th January, 1794 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Historian, Politician |
Edward Gibbon was born in Putney, Surrey, England. He was an English historian and politician. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion. He published his first book, Essai sur l'Étude de la Littérature in 1761, which produced an initial taste of celebrity and distinguished him, in Paris at least, as a man of letters.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 7th November
Births
- 1978 - Rio Ferdinand
- 1943 - Joni Mitchell
- 1801 - Robert Dale Owen
- 1932 - Dick Stuart
- 1897 - Ruth Pitter
Deaths
- 1981 - Will Durant
- 1992 - Alexander Dubcek
- 1990 - Lawrence Durrell
- 1980 - Steve McQueen
- 1913 - Alfred Russel Wallace
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends