A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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In wine there is health.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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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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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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