The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.

Quote by Edward Gibbon

Topics: Loneliness Quotes, Thinking Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

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

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive

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...

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...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to...

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified...

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest...

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest...

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable,...

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable,...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...