Pliny the Elder Quotes
Pliny the Elder Quotes
1
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Pliny the Elder
2
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
Pliny the Elder
3
Home is where the heart is.
Pliny the Elder
4
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
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5
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
Pliny the Elder
6
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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7
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
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8
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
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9
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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10
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
Pliny the Elder
11
There is always something new out of Africa.
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12
Truth comes out in wine.
Pliny the Elder
