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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

Pliny the Elder

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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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No one is wise at all times.
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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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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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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