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.
PLINY THE ELDERAs 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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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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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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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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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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