In wine there is health.
PLINY THE ELDERMan alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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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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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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Chance is a second master.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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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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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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