We live by reposing trust in each other.
PLINY THE ELDERLet that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Home is where the heart is.
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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 most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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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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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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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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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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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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No one is wise at all times.
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