Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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No one is wise at all times.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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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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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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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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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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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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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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