Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
PLINY THE ELDERThe brain is the citadel of sense perception.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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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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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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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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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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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
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