black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.

Pliny the Elder

Related Topics

Believe Desire God Hope Lust Men Wish

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.
PLINY THE ELDER

Career Follow Men Success Taught Train Training
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
PLINY THE ELDER

Certain Philosophy Unknown
When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
PLINY THE ELDER

Collapse Flee Latin Little One Liner Rodent Small Tiny
I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
PLINY THE ELDER

Country Friendship Generous Man Myself
The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
PLINY THE ELDER

Enjoy Equal Evil Good Happy Life Nature
Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
PLINY THE ELDER

Aware Command Example Life Positive Soft Success
As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
PLINY THE ELDER

Country Fruit General Good Name Peach Season Touching
Nothing is so unequal as equality.
PLINY THE ELDER

Equality Irony One Liner Reality
The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
PLINY THE ELDER

Man Weep
Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
PLINY THE ELDER

Believe Math Odd Power Solve Strong Trust
The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
PLINY THE ELDER

Business Character Greatness Improvement Man Ourselves Power Pursuit Rule
The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.
PLINY THE ELDER

Accident Discover Found Life Risk Trival Valuable
A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer’s judgment.
PLINY THE ELDER

Advice Buyer Deep Disagree Judgment Query Reflection Think
From the end spring new beginnings.
PLINY THE ELDER

Beginning Inspirational One Liner Spring
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
PLINY THE ELDER

Civilization Decade Deserve Glory History Life Read Shine Writing
How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
PLINY THE ELDER

Deep Dream Effect Hard Work Impossible Inspiring Motivation Success

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes