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.
PLINY THE ELDERA dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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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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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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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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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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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