15 Quotes & Sayings By Pliny The Elder

Pliny the Elder was a Roman writer, born in Como, Italy, around 23 AD. He lived most of his life in Pompeii, near Vesuvius. He was a naturalist, historian and geographer. Pliny is famous for writing the Naturalis Historia ("Natural History"), a vast encyclopedia of ancient Rome and Italy Read more

His work is incomplete and in some places fragmentary; but it offers the only real picture we possess of the ancient world and its people.

In wine, there's truth.
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In wine, there's truth. Pliny The Elder
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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, in writing what deserves to be read, and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it. Pliny The Elder
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Out of Africa, there is always something new. Pliny The Elder
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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. Pliny The Elder
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It is best not to be born or to die as soon as possible. Pliny The Elder
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The only certainty is that nothing is certain. Pliny The Elder
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In vino Veritas. (In wine there is truth.) Pliny The Elder
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Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. Pliny The Elder
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception. Pliny The Elder
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Hardly can it be judged whether it be better for mankind to believe that the gods have regard of us, or that they have none, considering that some men have no respect and reverence for the gods, and others so much that their superstition is a shame to them. Pliny The Elder
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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. Pliny The Elder
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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen. Pliny The Elder
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Truth comes out in wine. Pliny The Elder
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From the end spring new beginnings. Pliny The Elder