What did Pliny the Elder mean by: Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual? - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy Copy
+ The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Discovery, Valuable, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Building, Desert, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Education, Goal, Marriage, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Conscience, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Adversity, Misfortunes, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird! Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Bird, Cat, Light, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected? Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Impossible, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
+ Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Pliny the Elder, Common, Consideration, Share, 0 - Pliny the Elder Naturalist and author · Italy
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