The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDERThere is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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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 javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
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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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The only certainty is uncertainty
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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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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