In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
PLINY THE ELDERThe only certainty is uncertainty
PLINY THE ELDERThe agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
PLINY THE ELDERWhy is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
PLINY THE ELDERThe 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.
PLINY THE ELDEROur civilization depends largely on paper.
PLINY THE ELDERIn comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
PLINY THE ELDERThe enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
PLINY THE ELDERNot a day without a line.
PLINY THE ELDERHow many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
PLINY THE ELDERThe happier the moment the shorter.
PLINY THE ELDERBetter do nothing than do ill.
PLINY THE ELDERWine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
PLINY THE ELDERThe best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDERSuch is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
PLINY THE ELDERTrue glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
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