It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
PLINY THE ELDERFrom the end spring new beginnings.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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