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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
Pliny the Elder
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Gaius Plinius Secundus
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Gaius P. Secundus
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The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
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No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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