Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 08. Mai 1737 |
Geburtsort | Putney |
Todesdatum | Donnerstag, 16. Januar 1794 |
Todesort | London |
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Beschreibung | Edward Gibbon (* 27. Apriljul. / 8. Mai 1737greg. in Putney, Surrey; † 16. Januar 1794 in London) war ein britischer Historiker in der Zeit der Aufklärung. Sein Hauptwerk ist The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. |
Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.
Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
