An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
– Pliny
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
Home is where the heart is.
– Pliny
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
– Pliny
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
– Pliny
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 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.
– Pliny
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
– Pliny
The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.