The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDERThe best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDERThe brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
PLINY THE ELDERAmong these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
PLINY THE ELDERLet not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
PLINY THE ELDERThe only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
PLINY THE ELDERFrom the end spring new beginnings.
PLINY THE ELDERTrue happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
PLINY THE ELDERSimple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
PLINY THE ELDERA dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
PLINY THE ELDERThe enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
PLINY THE ELDERNo man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
PLINY THE ELDERTrue glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
PLINY THE ELDERAlways act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
PLINY THE ELDERAn object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
PLINY THE ELDERHuman nature is fond of novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERWhen a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it.
PLINY THE ELDER