Authors:
Quotes › Authors › E › Edward Gibbon › The law of nature instructs most...

  • The law of nature instructs most animals to cherish and educate their infant progeny. The law of reason inculcates to the human species the returns of filial piety.

    Edward Gibbon
    Favorite
    Edward Gibbon, François Guizot (1859). “Guizot's Gibbon: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, p.86
    Edward Gibbon Quotes

Topics

create your own picture
The law of nature instructs most animals to cherish and educate their infant progeny. The law of reason inculcates to the human species the returns of filial piety. - Edward Gibbon
Embed:
Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Related Authors