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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.

Pliny the Elder

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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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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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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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A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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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 most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
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