To all this, his illustrious mind reflects the noblest ornament; he places no part of his happiness in ostentation, but refers the whole of it to con… - Pliny the Younger
" "To all this, his illustrious mind reflects the noblest ornament; he places no part of his happiness in ostentation, but refers the whole of it to conscience; and seeks the reward of a virtuous action, not in the applauses of the world, but in the action itself.
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About Pliny the Younger
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63 – c. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a natural philosopher of Ancient Rome.
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C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus
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Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
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the Younger Pliny
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Gaius Caecilius Cilo
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