But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. Edward Gibbon dispositionefficacyhappy Change image and share on social
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Edward Gibbon ablenavigatorside Change image and share on social
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. Edward Gibbon constitutionalcorruptioninfallible Change image and share on social
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon crimefollyhistory Change image and share on social
My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. Edward Gibbon chastedecentenglish Change image and share on social
