--- title: "3 Empire Quotes By John Bagot Glubb" description: "3 Empire quotes by John Bagot Glubb. Plus more from John Bagot Glubb and more Empire sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/john-bagot-glubb-52402_centuries_the-age-of-intellect-is-accompanied-by-s_99418.jpg" --- > [“The Age of Intellect is accompanied by surprising advances in natural science. In the ninth century, for example, in the age of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/the-age-of-intellect-is-accompanied-by-surprising-advances-in-natural/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/john-bagot-glubb-52402_centuries_the-age-of-intellect-is-accompanied-by-s_99418.jpg) > [“If we are considering the history of our own country, we write at length of the periods when our ancestors were prosperous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/if-we-are-considering-the-history-of-our-own-country-we-write-at/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/john-bagot-glubb-52402_empire_if-we-are-considering-the-history-of-our_510498.jpg) > [“Perhaps the most dangerous by-product of the Age of Intellect is the unconscious growth of the idea that the human brain can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/perhaps-the-most-dangerous-by-product-of-the-age-of-intellect-is-the/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/john-bagot-glubb-52402_empire_perhaps-the-most-dangerous-by-product-of_956397.png) ## Other authors on Empire - [Linda Colley 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empire/linda-colley/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bent-larsen-17246.jpg) John Perkins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empire/john-perkins/) ## More by John Bagot Glubb > [“The Age of Intellect is accompanied by surprising advances in natural science. In the ninth century, for example, in the age of Mamun, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/the-age-of-intellect-is-accompanied-by-surprising-advances-in-natural/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/khalif-caliph-al-ma-mun-s-period-of-rule-813-833-c-e-may-be/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [“If we are considering the history of our own country, we write at length of the periods when our ancestors were prosperous and victorious,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/if-we-are-considering-the-history-of-our-own-country-we-write-at/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [“Perhaps the most dangerous by-product of the Age of Intellect is the unconscious growth of the idea that the human brain can solve the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/perhaps-the-most-dangerous-by-product-of-the-age-of-intellect-is-the/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/by-mamun-s-time-medical-schools-were-extremely-active-in-baghdad-the/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [“Decadence is a moral and spiritual disease, resulting from too long a period of wealth and power, producing cynicism, decline of religion, pessimism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/decadence-is-a-moral-and-spiritual-disease-resulting-from-too-long-a/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) > [For five hundred years, Baghdad had been a city of palaces, mosques, libraries and colleges. Its universities and hospitals were the most up-to-date in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/for-five-hundred-years-baghdad-had-been-a-city-of-palaces-mosques/) [John Bagot Glubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagot-glubb/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empire/john-bagot-glubb/#itemlist", "name": "3 Empire Quotes By John Bagot Glubb", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Age of Intellect is accompanied by surprising advances in natural science. In the ninth century, for example, in the age of Mamun, the Arabs measured the circumference of the earth with remarkable accuracy. Seven centuries were to pass before Western Europe discovered that the world was not flat. Less than fifty years after the amazing scientific discoveries under Mamun, the Arab Empire collapsed. 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