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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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A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
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Human nature craves novelty.
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Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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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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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
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I 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.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
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But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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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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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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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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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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