Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
PLINY THE ELDERThe only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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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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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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No one is wise at all times.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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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.
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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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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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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Chance is a second master.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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