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“ ... but I must reluctantly observe that two causes, the abbreviation of time, and the failure of hope, will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life. ”

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Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

~ Edward Gibbon

Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.

~ Edward Gibbon

Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.

~ Edward Gibbon

War, in its fairest form, implies a perpetual violation of humanity and justice.

~ Edward Gibbon