Among these things, one thing seems certain - that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
How many things... are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected? — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas). — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image