Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
PLINY THE ELDERAs 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.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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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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There is always something new out of Africa.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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Home is where the heart is.
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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