“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 Copy Share Image
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read. — 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
Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
It is this earth that, like a kind mother, receives us at our birth, and sustains us when born; it is this alone, of… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share
