Pliny the Elder Quotes

The brain is the citadel of sense perception.

Pliny the Elder

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

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In vino Veritas. (In wine there is truth.)

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The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

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It is best not to be born or to die as soon as possible.

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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.

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Out of Africa, there is always something new.

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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

In wine, there's truth.

Pliny the Elder