Quote is credited to Gaius Plinius Secundus well known as Pliny the Elder (23 AD - 79AD). He was a Roman naturalist, author, philosopher as well as naval and army commander of early Roman Empire. He was also a personal friend of the emperor Vespasian.
QUOTE:
"Grief has limits but apprehension has none; for we grieve only for what we know has happened but we fear all that possibly may happen"
"Home is where the heart is"
"From the end spring new beginnings"
"The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth"
"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit"
"No mortal man is wise at all moments"
"The best plan is to profit from the folly of others"
"Truth comes out in the wine"
"There is always something new out of Africa"
"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. it is the dream of the waking man"
"The only certainty is that nothing is certain"
"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it"
"The audacity of man is that he have learned to counterfeit Nature and is so bold to challenge her in her work"
"Nature is to be found in all her entirety, nowhere more than her smallest creatures"
"The depth of darkness to which you can descend to and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach"
"There is sure no evil without something good"
"No man's abilities are so shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity"
"Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour"
"Nothing is so unequal than inequality"
"When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it"
"It is better to do nothing than to do ill"
"Accustom yourself to mastery of things of difficulty, for if you observe the left hand, for want of practice is insignificant and not adapted to general business or use; yet it holds the bridle better than the right from constant use"
"It is generally much shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it"
"Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber"
"Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation is not taken"
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