In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
PLINY THE ELDERLust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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This only is certain, that there is nothing certain.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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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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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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No one is wise at all times.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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