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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wine vino
In wine there is health (In vino sanitas)
causes moral adaptation
....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.
reflection judgment buyers
A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer's judgment.
cat light bird
Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!
two ears hens
The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.
wine kind drink
The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
men knows
The only thing man knows instinctively is how to weep.
latin lines dies
Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.
common consideration share
Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
men certain pitiful
Among these things, one thing seems certain - that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
civilization paper depends
Our civilization depends largely on paper.
faults
His only fault is that he has no fault.
blood perception brain
The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.
desire gratification knows
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.