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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.
Pliny the Elder
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All this he said with so steady a voice and countenance, that he seemed to be passing, not out of life, but merely from one house to another.
Cornelius Nepos
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He who would form a correct judgment of their tone, must hear first one bell and then the other.
Filippo Baldinucci
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Wanting to reform everything is the same thing as wanting to destroy everything.
Vincenzo Cuoco
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And I no other fancy have but this,
To escape from servitude and poverty;
Nothing else in all the world is bad, I believe.
Marco Guazzo
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As Dr. Chiang puts it, while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls.
Carlo M. Cipolla
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