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Pliny the Elder

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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Believe Desire God Gratification Hope Lust Men Wish
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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Country Democracy Fear Ignore Life One Liner Provoke War
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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Blood Brain Donate Emotion Perception Relation
Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked up on as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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Doe First Impossible Inspire Mission Success
It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
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Agree Agriculture Do Emotion Hope Inspiring Maximum Motivation Opportunity Practise
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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Citizen Class Courage Hard Work Life Men Soldier Success
Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.
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Career Follow Men Success Taught Train Training
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
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Man Natural Novelty Yearn
There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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Evil Goodness Philosophy
Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God’s best gift to man.
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Business Lost Men Suicide Weak Work
As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.
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Eat Food Garden Hunger Refreshment Smell Taste
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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Custom Goal Hands Life Manner Master Overcoming Practice Project Pursuit Teach Unique
In wine there is health.
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Health One Liner Wine
Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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Belief Emotion Entertain Number Purpose Relation Touch Trust
To laugh, if but for an instant only, has never been granted to man before the fortieth day from his birth, and then it is looked upon as a miracle of precocity.
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Birth Deep Emotion Grant Happy Laughter Men Soul Zeal

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