No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
PLINY THE ELDERIn the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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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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As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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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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In wine there is health.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
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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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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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