Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
PLINY THE ELDERNo one is wise at all times.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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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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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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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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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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