In wine, there’s truth.
PLINY THE ELDERWhy is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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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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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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