Gibbon Quotes

12 quotes by 12 authors

Thus the evidence given by those five new thigh bones of the morphological and functional distinctness of Pithecanthropus erectus furnishes proof, at the same time,… — Eugene Dubois
Labour leaders lead us all, though we know they bleed us all. Cheer our new Decline and Fall, Gibbon might have dreamed it all. — Noel Coward
Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr. Gibbon? — Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all. I scribbled all my opinions on the margins of… — Winston Churchill
When Edward Gibbon was writing about the fall of the Roman Empire in the late 18th century, he could argue that transportation hadn't changed since… — Walter Russell Mead
"From the reign of Nero to that of Antoninus Pius," Gibbon says again, "the Jews discovered a fierce impatience of the dominion of Rome which… — Nesta Helen Webster
Civilization - and by this I do not mean talking cinemas and tinned food, nor even surgery and hygienic houses, but the whole moral and… — Evelyn Waugh
The true key to the declension of the Roman empire which is not to be found in all Gibbon 's immense work may be stated… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We can no longer communicate with the apes by direct language, nor can we understand, without special study, their modes of communication which we have… — Stephen Leacock
What's that supposed to be anyway?" said Fred squinting at Dobby's painting. "Looks like a Gibbon with two black eyes!" "It's Harry," said George pointing… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Given that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon? — Elizabeth Gilbert
The fact alone that both, like Chatham before them, were great war ministers, links their names inseparably. Beyond that, they shared many qualities in common:… — Giovanni Costigan

Who Wrote These Gibbon Quotes

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