We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
PLINY THE ELDERAlways act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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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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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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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 is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
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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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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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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 youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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