The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
PLINY THE ELDERWar should neither be feared nor provoked.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.
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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
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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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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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In wine there is health.
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