Top 200 Edward Gibbon Quotes (2024 Update)
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Edward Gibbon Quote: “The pains and pleasures of the body, howsoever important to ourselves, are an indelicate subject of conversation.”

201. “The pains and pleasures of the body, howsoever important to ourselves, are an indelicate subject of conversation.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “It is seldom that minds long exercised in business have formed any habits of conversing with themselves, and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation.”

202. “It is seldom that minds long exercised in business have formed any habits of conversing with themselves, and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “I shall not, I trust, be accused of superstition; but I must remark that, even in this world, the natural order of events will sometimes afford the strong appearances of moral retribution.”

203. “I shall not, I trust, be accused of superstition; but I must remark that, even in this world, the natural order of events will sometimes afford the strong appearances of moral retribution.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “But as truth and reason seldom find so favourable a reception in the world, and as the wisdom of Providence frequently condescends to use the passions of the human heart, and the general circumstances of mankind, as instruments to execute its purpose; we may still be permitted, though with becoming submission, to ask, not indeed what were the first, but what were the secondary causes of the rapid growth of the Christian church. It.”

204. “But as truth and reason seldom find so favourable a reception in the world, and as the wisdom of Providence frequently condescends to use the passions of the human heart, and the general circumstances of mankind, as instruments to execute its purpose; we may still be permitted, though with becoming submission, to ask, not indeed what were the first, but what were the secondary causes of the rapid growth of the Christian church. It.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “In the more remote ages of antiquity, the world was unequally divided. The east was in the immemorial possession of arts and luxury; whilst the west was inhabited by rude and warlike barbarians, who either disdained agriculture, or to whom it was totally unknown.”

205. “In the more remote ages of antiquity, the world was unequally divided. The east was in the immemorial possession of arts and luxury; whilst the west was inhabited by rude and warlike barbarians, who either disdained agriculture, or to whom it was totally unknown.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life.”

206. “The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.”

207. “The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Too idle to work, too proud to beg, the mercenaries were accustomed to a life of rapine: they could rob with more dignity and effect under a banner and a chief; and the sovereign, to whom their service was useless, and their presence importunate, endeavored to discharge the torrent on some neighboring countries.”

208. “Too idle to work, too proud to beg, the mercenaries were accustomed to a life of rapine: they could rob with more dignity and effect under a banner and a chief; and the sovereign, to whom their service was useless, and their presence importunate, endeavored to discharge the torrent on some neighboring countries.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.”

209. “It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The sentiment of fear is nearly allied to that of hatred.”

210. “The sentiment of fear is nearly allied to that of hatred.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “On the slightest touch the unsupported fabric of their pride and power fell to the ground. The expiring senate displayed a sudden lustre, blazed for a moment, and was extinguished for ever.”

211. “On the slightest touch the unsupported fabric of their pride and power fell to the ground. The expiring senate displayed a sudden lustre, blazed for a moment, and was extinguished for ever.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The active cavalry of Scythia is always followed, in their most distant and rapid incursions, by an adequate number of spare horses, who may be occasionally used, either to redouble the speed, or to satisfy the hunger, of the barbarians. Many are the resources of courage and poverty.”

212. “The active cavalry of Scythia is always followed, in their most distant and rapid incursions, by an adequate number of spare horses, who may be occasionally used, either to redouble the speed, or to satisfy the hunger, of the barbarians. Many are the resources of courage and poverty.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “When a public quarrel is envenomed by private injuries, a blow that is not mortal or decisive can be productive only of a short truce, which allows the unsuccessful combatant to sharpen his arms for a new encounter.”

213. “When a public quarrel is envenomed by private injuries, a blow that is not mortal or decisive can be productive only of a short truce, which allows the unsuccessful combatant to sharpen his arms for a new encounter.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The active, insatiate principle of self-love can alone supply the arts of life and the wages of industry; and as soon as civil government and exclusive property have been introduced, they become necessary to the existence of the human race.”

214. “The active, insatiate principle of self-love can alone supply the arts of life and the wages of industry; and as soon as civil government and exclusive property have been introduced, they become necessary to the existence of the human race.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.”

215. “It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The subject, however various and important, has already been so frequently, so ably, and so successfully discussed, that it is now grown familiar to the reader, and difficult to the writer.”

216. “The subject, however various and important, has already been so frequently, so ably, and so successfully discussed, that it is now grown familiar to the reader, and difficult to the writer.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribing all virtue to themselves, and imputing all guilt to their adversaries, have painted the battle of the angels and the demons.”

217. “The fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribing all virtue to themselves, and imputing all guilt to their adversaries, have painted the battle of the angels and the demons.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The conflict was terrible; it was the combat of despair against grief and rage.”

218. “The conflict was terrible; it was the combat of despair against grief and rage.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “A modern Greek, who could write the life of a saint without adding fables and miracles, is entitled to some commendation.”

219. “A modern Greek, who could write the life of a saint without adding fables and miracles, is entitled to some commendation.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “You have lost,” said Saturninus, on the day of his elevation, “you have lost a useful commander, and you have made a very wretched emperor.”

220. “You have lost,” said Saturninus, on the day of his elevation, “you have lost a useful commander, and you have made a very wretched emperor.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Though it was every moment in their power to repeal the disgraceful edict of Gallienus, the proud successors of the Scipios patiently acquiesced in their exclusion from all military employments. They soon experienced, that those who refuse the sword must renounce the sceptre.”

221. “Though it was every moment in their power to repeal the disgraceful edict of Gallienus, the proud successors of the Scipios patiently acquiesced in their exclusion from all military employments. They soon experienced, that those who refuse the sword must renounce the sceptre.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valor.”

222. “The frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valor.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Regular pay, occasional donatives, and a stated recompense, after the appointed time of service, alleviated the hardships of the military life, whilst, on the other hand, it was impossible for cowardice or disobedience to escape the severest punishment. The centurions were authorized to chastise with blows, the generals had a right to punish with death; and it was an inflexible maxim of Roman discipline, that a good soldier should dread his officers far more than the enemy.”

223. “Regular pay, occasional donatives, and a stated recompense, after the appointed time of service, alleviated the hardships of the military life, whilst, on the other hand, it was impossible for cowardice or disobedience to escape the severest punishment. The centurions were authorized to chastise with blows, the generals had a right to punish with death; and it was an inflexible maxim of Roman discipline, that a good soldier should dread his officers far more than the enemy.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The favorable omen inspired an assurance of victory; the siege was renewed and prosecuted with fresh vigor; a large breach was made in the part of the wall from whence the stork had taken her flight; the Huns mounted to the assault with irresistible fury; and the succeeding generation could scarcely discover the ruins of Aquileia.”

224. “The favorable omen inspired an assurance of victory; the siege was renewed and prosecuted with fresh vigor; a large breach was made in the part of the wall from whence the stork had taken her flight; the Huns mounted to the assault with irresistible fury; and the succeeding generation could scarcely discover the ruins of Aquileia.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “If our general wishes to lead us to the banks of the Tyber, we are prepared to trace out his camp. Whatsoever walls he has determined to level with the ground, our hands are ready to work the engines: nor shall we hesitate, should the name of the devoted city be Rome itself.”

225. “If our general wishes to lead us to the banks of the Tyber, we are prepared to trace out his camp. Whatsoever walls he has determined to level with the ground, our hands are ready to work the engines: nor shall we hesitate, should the name of the devoted city be Rome itself.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “In times of confusion, every active genius finds the place assigned him by nature: in a general state of war, military merit is the road to glory and to greatness.”

226. “In times of confusion, every active genius finds the place assigned him by nature: in a general state of war, military merit is the road to glory and to greatness.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “He there experienced that the most absolute power is a weak defence against the effects of despair.”

227. “He there experienced that the most absolute power is a weak defence against the effects of despair.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “But the experience of the world, from China to Britain, has exposed the vain attempt of fortifying any extensive tract of country. An active enemy, who can select and vary his points of attack, must, in the end, discover some feeble spot, on some unguarded moment. The strength, as well as the attention, of the defenders is divided; and such are the blind effects of terror on the firmest troops, that a line broken in a single place is almost instantly deserted.”

228. “But the experience of the world, from China to Britain, has exposed the vain attempt of fortifying any extensive tract of country. An active enemy, who can select and vary his points of attack, must, in the end, discover some feeble spot, on some unguarded moment. The strength, as well as the attention, of the defenders is divided; and such are the blind effects of terror on the firmest troops, that a line broken in a single place is almost instantly deserted.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The Empire In The Age Of The Antoninies.”

229. “The Empire In The Age Of The Antoninies.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library of sixty-two thousand volumes, attested the variety of his inclinations; and from the productions which he left behind him, it appears that the former as well as the latter were designed for use rather than for ostentation.”

230. “Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library of sixty-two thousand volumes, attested the variety of his inclinations; and from the productions which he left behind him, it appears that the former as well as the latter were designed for use rather than for ostentation.”

— Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Carus, taking off a cap which he wore to conceal his baldness, assured the ambassadors, that, unless their master acknowledged the superiority of Rome, he would speedily render Persia as naked of trees as his own head was destitute of hair.”

231. “Carus, taking off a cap which he wore to conceal his baldness, assured the ambassadors, that, unless their master acknowledged the superiority of Rome, he would speedily render Persia as naked of trees as his own head was destitute of hair.”

— Edward Gibbon

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