Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
PLINY THE ELDERA god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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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.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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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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There is always something new out of Africa.
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Home is where the heart is.
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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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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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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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In wine, there’s truth.
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