The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
PLINY THE ELDERMen are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
-
-
It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper season; while there is a third precept which reminds us that opportunities lost can never be regained.
PLINY THE ELDER -
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Many dishes bring many diseases.
PLINY THE ELDER -
His only fault is that he has no fault.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
PLINY THE ELDER -
True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
PLINY THE ELDER -
We live by reposing trust in each other.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Not a day without a line.
PLINY THE ELDER -
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
PLINY THE ELDER -
The 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 ELDER -
Home is where the heart is.
PLINY THE ELDER -
The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
PLINY THE ELDER -
Chance is a second master.
PLINY THE ELDER