In wine, there’s truth.
PLINY THE ELDERWine 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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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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There is always something new out of Africa.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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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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