Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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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In wine, there’s truth.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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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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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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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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To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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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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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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