The happier the moment the shorter.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
PLINY THE ELDEROur civilization depends largely on paper.
PLINY THE ELDERIt 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.
PLINY THE ELDERWhy do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
PLINY THE ELDERThe great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
PLINY THE ELDERIt has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
PLINY THE ELDERThe best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDERNo book so bad but some part may be of use.
PLINY THE ELDERThe best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
PLINY THE ELDERHope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
PLINY THE ELDERThe 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 ELDERWhen collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
PLINY THE ELDERExample is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
PLINY THE ELDERAlways act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
PLINY THE ELDERThere is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
PLINY THE ELDERThe most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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