There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
PLINY THE ELDERSuicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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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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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Not a day without a line.
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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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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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