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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

Pliny the Elder

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Better do nothing than do ill.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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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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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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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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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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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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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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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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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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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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