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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 Elder

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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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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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It is this earth that, like a kind mother, receives us at our birth, and sustains us when born; it is this alone, of all the elements around us, that is never found an enemy of man.
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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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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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In wine there is health.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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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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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Not a day without a line.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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