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.


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This quote is just one of 19 total Pliny the Elder quotes in our collection. Pliny the Elder is known for saying 'In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.

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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others. -Pliny the Elder
228

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

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221

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man.

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The brain is the citadel of sense perception. -Pliny the Elder
206

The happier the moment the shorter.

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203