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title: "2 Amethyst Quotes By Pliny the Elder"
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> [Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them the gentler fire of the ruby, there is the rich purple of the amethyst, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/made-up-of-the-glories-of-the-most-precious-gems-to-describe-them-is/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/pliny-the-elder-2838_amethyst_made-up-of-the-glories-of-the-most-preci_579456.png)

> [There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/there-is-in-them-a-softer-fire-than-the-ruby-there-is-the-brilliant/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/pliny-the-elder-2838_amethyst_there-is-in-them-a-softer-fire-than-the_711498.png)

## More by Pliny the Elder

> [Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/simple-diet-is-best-for-many-dishes-bring-many-diseases-and-rich/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/amid-the-sufferings-of-life-on-earth-suicide-is-god-s-best-gift-to-man/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [The happier the moment the shorter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/the-happier-the-moment-the-shorter/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/indeed-what-is-there-that-does-not-appear-marvelous-when-it-comes-to/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/accustom-yourself-to-master-and-overcome-things-of-difficulty-for-if/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/as-land-is-improved-by-sowing-it-with-various-seeds-so-is-the-mind-by/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/true-happiness-consists-in-being-considered-deserving-of-it/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/the-largest-land-animal-is-the-elephant-and-it-is-the-nearest-to-man/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Many dishes bring many diseases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/many-dishes-bring-many-diseases/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/in-the-literary-as-well-as-military-world-most-powerful-abilities/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Man naturally yearns for novelty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/man-naturally-yearns-for-novelty/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/with-man-most-of-his-misfortunes-are-occasioned-by-man/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [Better do nothing than do ill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/better-do-nothing-than-do-ill/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [It is this earth that, like a kind mother, receives us at our birth, and sustains us when born; it is this alone, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/it-is-this-earth-that-like-a-kind-mother-receives-us-at-our-birth-and/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

> [His only fault is that he has no fault.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-elder/his-only-fault-is-that-he-has-no-fault/)

[Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-elder/)

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