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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.

Pliny the Elder

In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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Ability Brave Country Military Powerful Protect Sacrifice
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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Better Cooking Disease Evil Food Heath Improve Vino Wine
No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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Bad Book Knowledge Life May Success Use
Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Bad Conscience Emotion Fame Men Name
Better do nothing than do ill.
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Action Better Karma Sick
Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.
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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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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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Believe Desire God Hope Lust Men Wish
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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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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The 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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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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