Pliny the Elder

True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it.

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

No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
Pliny the Elder - Natural History
There is always something new out of Africa.
Pliny the Elder - Natural History
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.

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man.
Pliny the Elder - Natural History
The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
Pliny the Elder - Natural History
Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?

From the end spring new beginnings.

Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?

The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

- Pliny the Elder