It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
PLINY THE ELDERSuch is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
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Chance is a second master.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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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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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
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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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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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