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

Other quotes and quotations :

• History is just the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes. Voltaire
• The history of mankind is the history of ideas. Ludwig Von Mises
• I was never less alone than when by myself. Edward Gibbon
• Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man. Jean Genet
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• Style is the image of character. Edward Gibbon
• All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. Edward Gibbon
• We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win. Edward Gibbon
• I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. Edward Gibbon
• Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. Edward Gibbon