Quote of Edward Gibbon - Amiable weaknesses of human nature....
Biography - Edward Gibbon:
English historian, writer and Member of Parliament.
Born: 1841 - Died: 1919
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1841 - Died: 1919
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Amiable weaknesses of human nature.
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Quotes about human nature:
Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.
Quotes about weakness:
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not, than in those who know it.
Edward Gibbon also said...
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