True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
PLINY THE ELDERHuman nature craves novelty.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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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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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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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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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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