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Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
Pliny the Elder
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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The world, and whatever that be which we call the heavens, by the vault of which all things are enclosed, we must conceive to be a deity, to be eternal, without bounds, neither created nor subject at any time to destruction. To inquire what is beyond it is no concern of man nor can the human mind form any conjecture concerning it.
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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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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
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