Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
PLINY THE ELDERThe desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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Human nature craves novelty.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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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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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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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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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 book so bad but some part may be of use.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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