This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
PLINY THE ELDERWe live by reposing trust in each other.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Truth comes out in wine.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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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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