The happier the moment the shorter.
PLINY THE ELDERThe happier the moment the shorter.
PLINY THE ELDEREnvy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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 ELDERIn the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
PLINY THE ELDERMan naturally yearns for novelty.
PLINY THE ELDERIn wine there is health.
PLINY THE ELDERAlways act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour.
PLINY THE ELDERSuicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
PLINY THE ELDEROur youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.
PLINY THE ELDERA dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
PLINY THE ELDERThere is always something new out of Africa.
PLINY THE ELDERNo one is wise at all times.
PLINY THE ELDERNothing is so unequal as equality.
PLINY THE ELDERIn time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
PLINY THE ELDERWine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.
PLINY THE ELDERWe neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
PLINY THE ELDER