Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
PLINY THE ELDERWe listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
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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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The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Not a day without a line.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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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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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Chance is a second master.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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