In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
PLINY THE ELDERWine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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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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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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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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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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The only certainty is uncertainty
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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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