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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.

Pliny the Elder

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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Citizen Class Courage Hard Work Life Men Soldier Success
The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Accident Discover Found Life Risk Trival Valuable
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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Assume Faith Good Lose Luck Reputation Shameful
Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Doe First Impossible Inspire Mission Success
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
No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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Diamond Gold Men Opportunity Shine Struggle
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
It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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Agree Agriculture Do Emotion Hope Inspiring Maximum Motivation Opportunity Practise
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
Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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Dream Faith Hope Men Success Work
Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Equality Irony One Liner Reality
Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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Belief Emotion Entertain Number Purpose Relation Touch Trust
Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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Believe Math Odd Power Solve Strong Trust
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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Act Aware Ego Knowledge Rude Science Selfish
Human nature is fond of novelty.
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Fond Human Nature Novelty One Liner
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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Better Cooking Disease Evil Food Heath Improve Vino Wine

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