Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Pliny, under the main topic Home.
16 Famous quotes by Pliny the Elder
"The only certainty is that nothing is certain"
"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"
"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"
"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man"
"Home is where the heart is"
"Truth comes out in wine"
"There is always something new out of Africa"
"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain"
"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit"
"The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth"
"The best plan is to profit by the folly of others"
"No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments"
"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it"
"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"
"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"
