"An object in possession seldom retains the same……" — Pliny the Elder
"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit."
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Pliny the Elder
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71 Quotes by Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder has 71 quotes on this site.
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With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.
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The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language…
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head;…
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to…
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The agricultural population, says Cato, produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers, and a class of citizens the least…
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More Charm Quotes
This quote is filed under Charm Quotes,
one of 826 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
— Jane Austen
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God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us…
— Teresa of Avila
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Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination - everything which can charm and bewitch…
— John Adams
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It's a very difficult thing losing a parent, but I think there's an added complication for me, because he was…
— Kate Beckinsale
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There is a charm in making a stew, to the unaccustomed cook, from the excitement of wondering what the result…
— Annie Besant
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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
— Ambrose Bierce
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In two decades I've lost a total of 789 pounds. I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.
— Erma Bombeck
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The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures,…
— Charlotte Bronte
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A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.
— Anita Brookner
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When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven,…
— Akhenaton
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of…
— John Buchan
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A sequel is such a daunting thing, because you don't want to lose the magic and the charm of the…
— Sandra Bullock
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