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Pliny the Elder [23-79] Roman

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Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian.

Fear, Home, Hope, Sympathy, Truth

Quote	Tags	Rank
Home is where the heart is.	Home	101
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.		102
Truth comes out in wine.	Truth	103
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.	Hope	104
In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.		105
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.	Fear	106
From the end spring new beginnings.	Sympathy	107
There is always something new out of Africa.		108
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.		109
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.		110
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.		111
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.		112
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.		113
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.		114
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.		115
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.		116

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