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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

Pliny the Elder

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In wine there is health.
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Chance is a second master.
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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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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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