The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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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.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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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.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.
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Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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The happier the moment the shorter.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
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There is always something new out of Africa.
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