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A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.

Pliny the Elder

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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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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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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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The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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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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Home is where the heart is.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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