“The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.”
英语
“罗马世界盛行的各种崇拜方式，在百姓看来同样真实，在哲学家看来同样虚妄，在行政长官看来同样有用。”
“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
英语
“历史不过是人类的罪行、愚行与不幸的记录簿。”
“Under a democratical government the citizens exercise the powers of sovereignty; and those powers will be first abused, and afterwards lost, if they are committed to an unwieldy multitude.”
英语
“在民主政体之下，公民行使主权；而这些权力若交付给一群乌合之众，将先被滥用，继而丧失。”
“The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the cause of the destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and, as soon as time or accident had removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight.”
英语
“罗马的衰落是过度强大的自然而必然的结果。繁荣催熟了衰败的种子；毁灭的根由随征服的扩张而增殖；一旦时间或意外撤去了人为的支撑，这座宏伟的大厦便在自身的重压之下倾塌。”
“The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.”
英语
“风浪总是站在最善驾驭的航海者一边。”
“I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion.”
英语
“我记述了野蛮与宗教的胜利。”