58 ordspråk av Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon föddes den May 8th 1737 och dog den 16 January 1794 - English historian
Mer info via Google eller Bing.
Mer info via Google eller Bing.
 A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. |
| A martial nobility and stubborn commons, possessed of arms, tenacious of property, and collected into constitutional assemblies form the only balance capable of preserving a free constitution against the enterprise of an aspiring prince |
| All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance |
| As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters |
| As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters |
| Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused |
| Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes. |
| But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous |
| Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius |
| Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius |
| Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. |
| Crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure. |
| Decent easy men, who supinely enjoyed the gifts of the founder. |
| Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself |
| Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. |
Number of proverbs are 1469552
varav 1407627 på engelska
Proverb (1469552 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Barnslighet är både skattebefriat och gratis!
Vad är proverb?
Hur funkar det?
Vanliga frågor
Om samlingen
Ordspråkshjältar
Hjälp till!
varav 1407627 på engelska
Proverb (1469552 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Barnslighet är både skattebefriat och gratis!
Vad är proverb?
Hur funkar det?
Vanliga frågor
Om samlingen
Ordspråkshjältar
Hjälp till!
 |
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Barnslighet är både skattebefriat och gratis!
Vad är proverb?
Hur funkar det?
Vanliga frågor
Om samlingen
Ordspråkshjältar
Hjälp till!