Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
PLINY THE ELDERThe 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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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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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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In wine, there’s truth.
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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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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
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