The only certainty is that nothing is certain. (Fuller version: This series of instances entangles unforeseeing mortality, so that among these things… - Pliny the Elder

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The only certainty is that nothing is certain. (Fuller version: This series of instances entangles unforeseeing mortality, so that among these things but one thing is in the least certain—that nothing certain exists, and that nothing is more pitiable, or more presnmptuous, than man! In Latin: Quae singula inprovidam mortalitatem involvunt, solum ut inter ista vel certu(m) sit nihil esse certi nec quicquam miserius homine aut superbius. Some sources have "certu", others "certum".)

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About Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 – 79), called Pliny the Elder was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.

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Native Name: Caius Plinius Secundus
Alternative Names: Gaius Plinius Secundus Gaius P. Secundus Caius P. Secundus C. Plinius Secundus Plinius Pliny the Elder Pliny
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