Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
PLINY THE ELDERNothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Chance is a second master.
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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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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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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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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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Home is where the heart is.
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To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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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 most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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Truth comes out in wine.
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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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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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