No one is wise at all times.
PLINY THE ELDERIn wine, there’s truth.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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We live by reposing trust in each other.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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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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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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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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