In wine, there’s truth.
PLINY THE ELDERNo book so bad but some part may be of use.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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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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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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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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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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