With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
Pliny the Elder
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
Pliny the Elder
Men are most apt to believe what they least understand.
Pliny the Elder
The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.
Pliny the Elder
There is always something new out of Africa.
Pliny the Elder
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
The master's eye is the best fertilizer.
Pliny the Elder
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.