Pliny The Elder Quotes

Pliny The Elder Quotes

Pliny The Elder Quotes

Consider the following quotes by Pliny The Elder:

Pliny the Elder
"There is always something new out of Africa."

"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it."

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

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

"Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?"

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

"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."

"From the end spring new beginnings."

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