Not a day without a line.
PLINY THE ELDERThe only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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In wine, there’s truth.
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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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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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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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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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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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