“It was an inflexible maxim of Roman discipline that good soldier should dread his own officers far more than the enemy”
More from Edward Gibbon on Wisdom
“Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.”
“Conversation enriches the understanding but solitude is the school of genius.”
“I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.”
“Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.”
“Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”