An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
PLINY THE ELDERFrom the end spring new beginnings.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
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I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
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