Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
PLINY THE ELDERMen are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
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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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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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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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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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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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There is always something new out of Africa.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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No one is wise at all times.
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