Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
PLINY THE ELDERHuman nature craves novelty.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
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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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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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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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Chance is a second master.
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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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No one is wise at all times.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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