"At the hour of midnight the Salerian gate was silently opened, and the inhabitants were awakened by the tremendous sound of the Gothic trumpet. Eleven hundred and sixty-three years after the foundation of Rome, the Imperial city, which had subdued and civilised so considerable a part of mankind, was delivered to the licentious fury of the tribes of Germany and Scythia."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Rome Quotes #Years Quotes #Cities Quotes

“I have a good sense of direction.”
“A man with a credit card is in hock to his own image of himself.”

Source : John D MacDonald (2013). “The Deep Blue Goodbye: Introduction by Lee Child: Travis McGee”, p.61, Random House
“I think I've identified as an artist since I was a baby - literally a baby. I made a book of drawings and paintings in pre-school. By the time I got to high school, I was completely enamored with art, doing paintings and portraits at lunchtime. I've been creating in some capacity forever.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“No principle is worth the sacrifice of a single human being.”

Source : Daniel Berrigan (1972). “America is hard to find”, Doubleday Books
“Twelve to seventeen minutes is plenty on the treadmill--if it's done fast. That's all you need for cardiovascular benefit. You don't need to spend that extra time unless you are over weight and you need to burn off extra calories. Do it vigorously, like somebody is chasing you. You've got to do it hard. Otherwise, if you just take it easy and do it longer, you are spending all that time when you don't need it. Use that extra time with your weights instead.”
“Wise men don't judge: They seek to understand.”

Source : "Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon: Reflections of a Pilgrim on the Way". Book by Wei Wu Wei, 1958.
“Many of us are returning from a long journey during which we were forced to search for things that were of no interest to us. Now we realize that they were false. But this return cannot be made without pain, because we have been away for a long time and feel that we are strangers in out own land. It will take some time to find the friends who also left, and the places where our roots and treasures lie. But this will happen.”
“I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.”

You may also like:

Baron de Montesquieu
Author
David Hume
Philosopher
J. B. Bury
Historian
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher
John Locke
Philosopher
Jonathan Swift
Pamphleteer
Tacitus
Historian
Theodor Mommsen
Historian
Baron d'Holbach
Author