Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
PLINY THE ELDERThe most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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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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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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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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Truth comes out in wine.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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