"Behind every man's external life, which he leads in company, there is another which he leads alone, and which he carr…"

"The worst families are those in which the members never really speak their minds to one another; they maintain an atm…"

"Whatever may be the defects of Gibbon's history, none can deny him a proud precision and a style in marching order."

"... Practical people have little idea of the practical ability required to write a large book, and especially a large…"

"... The fame of Gibbon is highest among writers; those especially who have studied for years particular periods inclu…"

"... For ancient heroes the exhaustive method is possible: all that can be known of them is contained in a few short p…"

"... Nothing is so simple as the subject matter of his works. The two greatest of his creations, the character of Sata…"

"... Satan is made interesting. This has been the charge of a thousand orthodox and even heterodox writers against Mil…"

"A new Constitution does not produce its full effect as long as all its subjects were reared under an old Constitution…"

"The reason why so few good books are written is, that so few people who can write know anything. In general an author…"