And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle it abroad with their mouthes because it dulceth and allaieth the unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it.
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. - Pliny The Elder
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
- Pliny The Elder
Home is where the heart is. - Pliny The Elder
Home is where the heart is.
Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line. - Pliny The Elder
Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.
Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides. - Pliny The Elder
Envy always implies conscious inferiority wherever it resides.
In wine, there's truth. - Pliny The Elder
In wine, there's truth.
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. - Pliny The Elder
In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess. - Pliny The Elder
Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
Nothing is so unequal as equality. - Pliny The Elder
Nothing is so unequal as equality.
Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures. - Pliny The Elder
Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.
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