Human nature craves novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERIt 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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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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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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….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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