An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Pliny the Elder

From the end spring new beginnings.
Pliny the Elder

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

Home is where the heart is.
Pliny the Elder

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

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

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
Pliny the Elder

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
Pliny the Elder

No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
Pliny the Elder

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

The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
Pliny the Elder

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 Elder

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 Elder

The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
Pliny The Elder

There is always something new out of Africa.
Pliny the Elder

Truth comes out in wine.
Pliny the Elder