The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
PLINY THE ELDERThe only certainty is uncertainty
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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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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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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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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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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