Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
PLINY THE ELDERSuch is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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Truth comes out in wine.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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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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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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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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Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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