Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

Quote by Edward Gibbon

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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...

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...

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

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...

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

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

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

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...

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

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...

The only place I fu-ked up is that I thought that you'd always be mine.

The only place I fu-ked up is that I thought that you'd always be mine.

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell...

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell...

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

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

I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

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...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.