Nothing is so unequal as equality.
PLINY THE ELDERWine 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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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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To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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No one is wise at all times.
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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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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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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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The only certainty is uncertainty
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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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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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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