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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

Pliny the Elder

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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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Human nature is fond of 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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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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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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I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
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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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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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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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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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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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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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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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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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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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