Truth comes out in wine.
PLINY THE ELDERAn object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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In wine there is health.
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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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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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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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A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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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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The happier the moment the shorter.
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