Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
PLINY THE ELDERGrief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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Chance is a second master.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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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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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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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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No one is wise at all times.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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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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