In wine, there’s truth.
PLINY THE ELDERTruth comes out in wine.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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No one is wise at all times.
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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 best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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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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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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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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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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