Pliny the Younger Quotes

Impensa monumenti supervacua est; memoria nostri durabit, si vita meruimus.

Est omnino iniquum, sed usu receptum, quod honesta consilia vel turpia, prout male aut prospere cedunt, ita vel probantur vel reprehenduntur.

Habet has vices conditio mortalium, ut adversa ex secundis, ex adversis secunda nascantur.

Generosity, when once she is set forward, knows not how to stop her progress; as her beauty is of that order which grows the more engaging upon nearer acquaintance.

Utque in corporibus sic in imperio gravissimus est morbus, qui a capite diffunditur.

Usus, magister egregius.

For my part, I regard every death as cruel and premature, that removes one who is preparing some immortal work.

The truth is, the generality of mankind stand in awe of public opinion, while conscience is feared only by the few.

Modestus said of Regulus that he was "the biggest rascal that walks upon two legs."

Poetis mentiri licet.

Neque enim minus apud nos honestas quam apud alios necessitas valet.

Si computes annos, exiguum tempus, si vices rerum, aevum putes.

Vita hominum altos recessus magnasque latebras habet.

Such is the disposition of mankind, if they cannot blast an action, they will censure the parade of it; and whether you do what does not deserve to be taken notice of, or take notice yourself of what does, either way you incur reproach.

His only fault is that he has no fault.