Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
PLINY THE ELDERTruth comes out in wine.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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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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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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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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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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No one is wise at all times.
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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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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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