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With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth.
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Pliny the Elder |
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Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
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Pliny the Elder |
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The bird of passage known to us as the cuckoo.
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Pliny the Elder |
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Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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Pliny the Elder |
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Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
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The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others.
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