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In 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.

Pliny the Elder

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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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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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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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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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….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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