War should neither be feared nor provoked.
PLINY THE ELDERIn comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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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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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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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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Better do nothing than do ill.
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Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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