His only fault is that he has no fault.
PLINY THE ELDERIt is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
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Chance is a second master.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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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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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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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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