Those who are actuated by the desire of fame and glory are amazingly gratified by approbation and praise, even though it comes from their inferiors. - Pliny the Younger

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Those who are actuated by the desire of fame and glory are amazingly gratified by approbation and praise, even though it comes from their inferiors.

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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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Alternative Names: C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus the Younger Pliny Gaius Caecilius Cilo
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