This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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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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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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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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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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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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In wine, there’s truth.
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