 | Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 458 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...habits, which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Wherever the distinction of birth is allowed to form a superior order in the state, education... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 406 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...habits, which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Wherever the distinction of birth is allowed to form a superior order in the state, education... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 556 pages
...rather tend to moderate, than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist 2 may laugh, the philosopher may preach, but Reason...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Few there are who can sincerely despise in others an advantage of which they are secretly... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1907 - 876 pages
...convinced of the value of good descent to be in full sympathy with the declaration of the great historian, that ' our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind.' The question of real interest may, indeed, be limited to an endeavour to ascertain to what... | |
 | John Edwin Cussans - 1866 - 148 pages
...our forefathers ; it is the labour and reward of vanity to extend the term of this ideal longevity. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach,...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Few there are who can seriously despise in others an advantage of which they are secretly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Few there are who can sincerely despise in others an advantage of which they are secretly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than...prejudices and habits which have been consecrated by the cxpcrience of mankind. Few there are who can sincerely despise in others an advantage of which they... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1869 - 462 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...habits, which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Wherever the distinction of birth is allowed to form a superior order in the state, education... | |
 | George William Logan - 1874 - 58 pages
...of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than to suppress the pride of our ancient and worthy race. ***** " The satirist may...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind." ******* — Gibbon's Autobiography. SACRAMENTO: RECORD BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. 1874.... | |
 | 1873 - 350 pages
...of our forefathers. It is the labor and reward of vanity to extend the term of this ideal longevity. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach,...habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. Few there are who can seriously despise in others an advantage of which they are secretly... | |
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The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind. 
