The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
PLINY THE ELDERAmong 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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Better do nothing than do ill.
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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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No one is wise at all times.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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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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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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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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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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