Human nature is fond of novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERTo laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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No one is wise at all times.
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The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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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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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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Not a day without a line.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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