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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.

Pliny the Elder

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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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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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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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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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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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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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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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