What is there more unruly than the sea, with its winds, its tornadoes, and its tempests? And yet in what department of… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Of all wonders, this is among the greatest, that some fresh waters close by the sea spring forth as out of pipes:… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Our forefathers regarded as a prodigy the passage of the Alps: first by Hannibal and, more recently, by the Cimbri; but at… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
...shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle. Indeed of the whole realm… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle… — 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
