There is always something new out of Africa.
PLINY THE ELDER
The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
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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.
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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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Chance is a second master.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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