Pliny the Elder
Author of Naturalis Historia, a comprehensive encyclopedia compiling knowledge of the natural world and famously stating that nature is the greatest of all things.
Quotes by Pliny the Elder
In the whole world, there is nothing that is not subject to change.
Nature is nowhere more at work than in the smallest things.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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 and better for our living in it.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
From the earth, we come, and to the earth, we return.
There is no book so bad but some good may be got out of it.
Art is nothing more than a method of doing things, and the highest art is that which is most natural.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Nature has placed in our hands the means of our own destruction.
The human race lives by art and reason.
It is a great thing to know how to hold one's tongue.
The sun is the soul of the world.
The sea is the source of all things.
There is no new thing under the sun.
The most beautiful things are those that are most useful.
Nature is the best physician.
The earth is a living creature.
The greatest part of our misfortunes are imaginary.
The human mind is the most powerful thing in the world.