Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
PLINY THE ELDERHow many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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