The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
PLINY THE ELDERI think it is the most beautiful and humane thing in the world, so to mingle gravity with pleasure that the one may not sink into melancholy, nor the other rise up into wantonness.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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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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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
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There is no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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Not a day without a line.
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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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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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