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.
PLINY THE ELDERAccustom 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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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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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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 best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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Home is where the heart is.
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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