"All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance."

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The theme of truth is universal, yet Edward Gibbon manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on truth often shapes our reality.

About Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.

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"I was never less alone than when by myself."

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"History…is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind."

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"The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature."

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"I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect."

— Edward Gibbon
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"Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true."

— Samuel Johnson
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"Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly."

— Eduard Hanslick
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"The tapestry of existence shows us that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."

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"Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth."

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