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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.

Pliny the Elder

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As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
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A 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.
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Death Evil God Himself Life Man
It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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Better Common Disease Evil Heath Improve Vino Wine
As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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Eat Food Garden Hunger Refreshment Smell Taste
It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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Affair Corporate Great Human Affair Individual Pay Respect Ridiculous
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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Assume Faith Good Lose Luck Reputation Shameful
….shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
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Adaptation Adopt Causes Grab Moral Opportunity Selfish
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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Not a day without a line.
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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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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In wine there is health.
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Health One Liner Wine
Many dishes bring many diseases.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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Alone Earth Move Remain
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
In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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