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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.

Pliny the Elder

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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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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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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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