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“An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.”
 
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Pliny the Elder
 
Name:   Pliny the Elder
 
Nationality:   Roman
 
Date of Birth:   2023
 
Date of Death:   1979
 
Profession:   Author
 
 
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The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
 
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
 
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The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
 
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
 
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