Edward Gibbon Quote

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.


Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings (ed. 1796)


Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from...

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from...

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from...

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from...