Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
PLINY THE ELDERLet honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
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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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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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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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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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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