Edward Gibbon Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: April 27, 1737 - January 16, 1794
Birthday: April 27
Death: January 16
In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children, the faith of enthusiasts, who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings.
source: Edward Gibbon (1827). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Edward Gibbon, 1”, p.258
topic: Hope, Children, Writing, Hallelujah, Above The Clouds, Reserved
