Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
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dream hope men
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
reputation shameful loses
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
lust avarice-greed wealth
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
numbers purpose belief
Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
snakes dragons tree
The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
lust mind enemy
Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.