Pliny the Elder Quotes

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Pliny the Elder, the renowned Roman author, naturalist, and historian, captured the wonders of the natural world and the achievements of ancient civilizations in his encyclopedic works, most notably "Natural History." From his exhaustive cataloging of plants and animals to his vivid descriptions of distant lands and peoples, Pliny's writings provide invaluable insights into the breadth of human knowledge and the marvels of the cosmos.

"Truth comes out in wine."

"Truth comes out in wine."

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"From the end spring new beginnings."

"From the end spring new beginnings."

Beginning, Beginnings, End, Spring

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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."

"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."

Fear, Grief, Limits, May

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"The best plan is to profit by the folly of others."

"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."

"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."

Darkness, Measure

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"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it."

"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it."

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"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man."

"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man."

Dream, Hope, Man, Waking

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"Home is where the heart is."

"Home is where the heart is."

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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."

"The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth."

Wealth, Lust, Mankind

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"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit."

"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit."

Acquisition, Charm, Possession, Pursuit

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"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Certainty, Nothing

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"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Certainty, Nothing

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"No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments."

"No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments."

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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."

"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."

Authors, Word, Writers

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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."

"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."

Nature, Work, Challenge, Man

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