War should neither be feared nor provoked.
PLINY THE ELDERWe ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
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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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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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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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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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