"True happiness consists in being considered deserving of…" — Pliny the Elder
"True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it."
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Pliny the Elder
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71 Quotes by Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder has 71 quotes on this site.
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With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
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The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
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Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.
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The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language…
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Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
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There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head;…
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to…
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The agricultural population, says Cato, produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers, and a class of citizens the least…
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My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
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Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than…
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership…
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