Art Quote by Edward Gibbon

“A ruler who discerning justice refuseth to it the sanction of law, demanding abnegation of rights and self-sacrifice, will not drive his subjects to…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual…

— John Stuart Mill

“Antipater, in a letter written upon the death of Aristotle, the philosopher, observes, "Amongst his other gifts he had that of persuasiveness"; and the…

— Plutarch

'-mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and impertinent -' said Severus. 'You see what you expect…

— J. K. Rowling

Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable…

— Francesco Guicciardini

“It is a human characteristic, which has been richly exploited in every era, that while hope of survival is still alive in a man,…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

A ruler wishing to win shold not trust a cpterued enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted…

— Chanakya

Self-justification is a treacherous servant.

— Wellington Mara

“That philosopher who orders us to conceal ourselves and to care for no one but ourselves and who wishes us to remain unknown to…

— Michel de Montaigne

“The uncommon abilities and fortune of Severus have induced an elegant historian to compare him with the first and greatest of the Cæsars. The…

— Edward Gibbon

He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the…

— Samuel Johnson