In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
PLINY THE ELDERIt [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Our civilization depends largely on paper.
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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 agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
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Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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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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It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.
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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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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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Not a day without a line.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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The only certainty is uncertainty
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