Edward Gibbon

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes.

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.

My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not
exchange for the treasures of India.