“ An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. ”
- Pliny the Younger- Copy
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“ In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ So we must work at our profession and not make anybody else's idleness an excuse for our own. There is no lack of readers and listeners; it is for us to produce something worth being written and heard. ”
- Pliny the Younger- Copy
“ The greatest value among the objects of human property, not only among precious stones, is due to the diamond, for a long time known only to kings and even to very few of these. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ 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. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ 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. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ Honor puts us under an obligation as binding as necessity is for other people. ”
- Pliny the Younger- Copy
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“ There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil. ”
- Pliny- Copy
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“ To conclude, all other living creatures live orderly and well, after their own kind: we see them flock and gather together, and ready to make head and stand against all others of a contrary kind: the lions as fell and savage as they be, fight not with one another: serpents sting not serpents, nor bite one another with their venomous teeth: nay the very monsters and huge fishes of the sea, war not amongst themselves in their own kind: but believe me, man at man's hand receiveth most harm and mischief. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ Compassion and shame come over one who considers how precarious is the origin of the proudest of living beings: often the smell of a lately extinguished lamp is enough to cause a miscarriage. And to think that from such a frail beginning a tyrant or butcher may be born! You who trust in your physical strength, who embrace the gifts of fortune and consider yourself not their ward but their son, you who have a domineering spirit, you who consider yourself a god as soon as success swells your breast, think how little could have destroyed you! ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ 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. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ 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. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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“ 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. ”
- Pliny the Elder- Copy
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