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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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Human nature craves novelty.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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