Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
PLINY THE ELDERI would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Nothing is so unequal as equality.
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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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Human nature craves novelty.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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