Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Edward Gibbon quotes, Edward Gibbon sayings, and Edward Gibbon proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
...the temper of soldiers, habituated at once to violence and to slavery, renders them very unfit guardians of a legal or even a civil constitution. Justice, humanity, or political wisdom, are qualities they are too little acquainted with in themselves to appreciate them in others.Edward Gibbon
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All taxes must, at last, fall upon agriculture.Edward Gibbon
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All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.Edward Gibbon
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I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.Edward Gibbon
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The mathematics are distinguished by a particular privilege, that is, in the course of ages, they may always advance and can never recede.Edward Gibbon