Man naturally yearns for novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERTruth comes out in wine.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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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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No one is wise at all times.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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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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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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In wine there is health.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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