Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
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disease dishes
Many dishes bring many diseases.
garden smell taste
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.
incredibles imagine
Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.
powerful military often-is
In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
envy inferiority conscious
Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
country men generosity
I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
should-have vanity sovereign
Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
lust mind enemy
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.
discovery found valuable
The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
example way
Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
simple disease sauce
Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
brain perception intellect
The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
wine common vino
It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).
snakes dragons tree
The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.