An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
PLINY THE ELDERAmid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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The only certainty is uncertainty
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Truth comes out in wine.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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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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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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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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In wine there is health.
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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
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Home is where the heart is.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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