Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
PLINY THE ELDERWhen collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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Hope is a working-man’s dream.
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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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No one is wise at all times.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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