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

Pliny the Elder

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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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It is this earth that, like a kind mother, receives us at our birth, and sustains us when born; it is this alone, of all the elements around us, that is never found an enemy of man.
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Not a day without a line.
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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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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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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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