Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius

Quote by Edward Gibbon

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History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no...

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no...

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy...

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy...

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of...

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of...

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies...

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies...

As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than...

As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than...

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of...

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of...

Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named, not good

Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named, not good

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the...

When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the...

You could be married and bored or single and lonely. Ain't no happiness nowhere.

You could be married and bored or single and lonely. Ain't no happiness nowhere.

Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.

Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

I die a little inside every time I see an old person alone at a...

I die a little inside every time I see an old person alone at a...

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just...

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just...

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

Being human is the most terrible loneliness in the universe.

Being human is the most terrible loneliness in the universe.

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy....

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy....