Man naturally yearns for novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERIn wine there is health.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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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 no book so bad that some good can not be got out of it.
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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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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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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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In wine, there’s truth.
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
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