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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.

Pliny the Elder

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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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