Our civilization depends largely on paper.
PLINY THE ELDERNothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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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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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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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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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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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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Not a day without a line.
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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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