The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
PLINY THE ELDERNo book so bad but some part may be of use.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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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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Human nature craves novelty.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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In wine there is health.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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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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Better do nothing than do ill.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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