It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
PLINY THE ELDERThe best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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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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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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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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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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As 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.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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It is this earth that, like a kind mother, receives us at our birth, and sustains us when born; it is this alone, of all the elements around us, that is never found an enemy of man.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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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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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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