The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
PLINY THE ELDERIn wine, there’s truth.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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Not a day without a line.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
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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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Truth comes out in wine.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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