Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Pliny the Elder Quotes
- Name:
- Pliny the Elder
- Type:
- Author
- Nationality:
- Roman
- Birth year:
- 23
- 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. Pliny the Elder
- 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. Pliny the Elder
- 7
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments. Pliny the Elder
- 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. Pliny the Elder
- 9
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. Pliny the Elder
- 10
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. Pliny the Elder
- 11
There is always something new out of Africa. Pliny the Elder
- 12
Truth comes out in wine. Pliny the Elder