His only fault is that he has no fault.
PLINY THE ELDERThe desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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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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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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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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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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In wine there is health.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
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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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