We live by reposing trust in each other.
PLINY THE ELDERHuman nature is fond of novelty.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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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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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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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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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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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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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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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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