Home / Quotes / Quote by Edward Gibbon

Quote by Edward Gibbon

“Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.”

Quote by Edward Gibbon

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Work

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

This seminal work provides an in-depth exploration of the political, social, and economic factors that contributed to the fall of one of the greatest empires in history. more

Author

Edward Gibbon was an English historian renowned for his magnum opus, 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. His work has had a profound impact on historical studies. more

You May Also Like

“Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.”

Thinking Writing Art Book Learning Habit Originals Composition

Book:The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Source: The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings

“We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.”

Life Success Winning Victory Self Control Contests

Author:Edward Gibbon

“Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.”

Men Firsts Two Important Levels Common Education Teacher Teaching Intellectual Every Man Rise Above

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)

“It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.”

Writing Trying Long Action Lasts Given Memories Practice Ears Casts Pens Polish Paragraph Deposits Mould

Book:The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Source: The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings

“If it could save a person's life, could you find a way to save ten seconds off the boot time? If there were five million people using the Mac, and it took ten seconds extra to turn it on every day, that added up to three hundred million or so hours per year people would save, which was the equivalent of at least one hundred lifetimes saved per year.”

People Ifs Way Years Persons Turns Three Hours Millions Five Ten Hundred Lifetime Saved Extras Seconds Boots Macs

Author:Steve Jobs

“The Japanese have hit the shores like dead fish. They're just like dead fish washing up on the shores.”

Fishes Shore Washing

Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs

Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs

“It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn't compete with six people in blue jeans.”

People Thinking Hard Company Six Blue Billions Plus Jeans Blue Jeans

Author:Steve Jobs

“My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple.”

Two Next Company Wonder Opinion Computer Driven Apples Software

Author:Steve Jobs

“It wasn't that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever in copying the Mac, it's that the Mac was a sitting duck for 10 years. That's Apple's problem: Their differentiation evaporated.”

Years Problem Sitting Brilliant Clever Apples Ducks Microsoft Macs Copying Differentiation

Author:Steve Jobs

“You know, you keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff. And if you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year.”

Ifs Knows Want Years Stuff Ipods

Author:Steve Jobs