Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
PLINY THE ELDERThere is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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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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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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No one is wise at all times.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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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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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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