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Rome Quotes by Edward Gibbon
- The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the cause of the destruction multiplied…
- In discussing Barbarism and Christianity I have actually been discussing the Fall of Rome.
- It was Rome, on the fifteenth of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing…
- The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally…
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- I just love Rome. It really does cast a spell on you. — Alec Baldwin
- For me, it's a great joy to be together with priests: in the end, the bishop of Rome is the bishop and… — Pope Benedict XVI
- Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning. — Giotto di Bondone
- I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never,… — Anthony Bourdain
- If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe,… — Anthony Bourdain
- One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect… — Anthony Bourdain
- Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has… — Dan Brown
- Every one soon or late comes round by Rome. — Robert Browning
- I came, I saw, I conquered. — Julius Caesar
- I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome. — Julius Caesar
- The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall. — Taylor Caldwell
- I was born in London and raised in Rome until I was 4. Then we went back to London, where I went… — Naomi Campbell