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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.

Pliny the Elder

Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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Body Enemy Foe Lust Mind Person Purse Weakness
I think it is the most beautiful and humane thing in the world, so to mingle gravity with pleasure that the one may not sink into melancholy, nor the other rise up into wantonness.
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Beautiful Gravity Human Pleasure World
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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Eath Enemy Kind Men Mother
It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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Affair Corporate Great Human Affair Individual Pay Respect Ridiculous
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Man Natural Novelty Yearn
The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Accident Discover Found Life Risk Trival Valuable
The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Alcohol Drink Kind Mood One Liner Pleasant Swing Wine
Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Aware Command Example Life Positive Soft Success
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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Custom Goal Hands Life Manner Master Overcoming Practice Project Pursuit Teach Unique
In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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Compare Emotion Former Frustate
Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Deep Men Nature Positive Possible Privilege Suicide Sympathy
I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
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Country Friendship Generous Man Myself
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Business Plan Profit
No one is wise at all times.
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Attempt Hope Life One Liner Patience Positive Task Time Try Wisdom Wise
It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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Alone Earth Move Remain
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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Better Disease Dream Evil Heath Improve Morning Proverb Wine

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