Quotessence
Home / Books / The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

Book by Edward Gibbon · 4 quotes · War, History, Humans

Filter quotes by topic

AllWarHistoryHumansRoman EmpireMayReasonRomeAdvantageAffectionAlterationsApostlesArmsAssaultAugustusAuthorityAversionAwfulBelieveBeneficialBetray

The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812 Quotes

“The German huts, open on every side to the eye of indiscretion or jealousy, were a better safeguard of conjugal fidelity than the walls, the bolts, and the eunuchs of a persian harem. To this reason, another may be added of a more honourable nature. The Germans treated their women with esteem and confidence, consulted them on every occasion of importance, and fondly believed that in their breasts resided a sanctity and wisdom more than human.”

HumansMayReasonEyeSidesHistoryWallImportanceTreatedEsteemOccasionsBreastsFidelityBoltsRoman EmpireSanctityPersianHutsHaremEunuchsEvery OccasionConjugal
Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812
Create image

“A philosopher may deplore the eternal discords of the human race, but he will confess, that the desire of spoil is a more rational provocation than the vanity of conquest.”

HumansMayDesireRaceEternalPhilosopherRationalVanityHuman RaceConquestSpoilDiscordProvocation
Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812
Create image

“Of human life, the most glorious or humble prospects are alike and soon bounded by the sepulchre.”

HumansHumbleHuman LifeGloriousProspects
Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812
Create image

“'I believe in o­ne God and Mohammed the Apostle of God,' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion.”

BelieveHumansReasonI BelieveSimpleVirtueGratitudeIntellectualIslamBoundsI Believe InProfessionProphetVisibleHonourIdolsDiscipleDeitiesApostles
Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812
Create image