Truth comes out in wine.
PLINY THE ELDER….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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No one is wise at all times.
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The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
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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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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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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Not a day without a line.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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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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Chance is a second master.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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