Pliny the Elder Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
Pliny the Elder Quotes and Sayings
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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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.
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Home is where the heart is.
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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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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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In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
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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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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
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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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There is always something new out of Africa.
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- 15
Truth comes out in wine.
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