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Plagiarism2 quotes
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. — Pliny the Elder · 77When collating authorities I have found that the most professedly reliable and modern writers have copied the old authors word for word, without acknowledgement. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCAdversity1 quote
With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. — Pliny the Elder · 77Africa1 quote
There is always something new out of Africa. — Pliny the Elder · 77Animals1 quote
When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it. — Pliny the Elder · 77Certainty1 quote
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCHuman diversity1 quote
The human features and countenance, although composed of but some ten parts or little more, are so fashioned that among so many thousands of men there are no two in existence who cannot be distinguished from one another. — Pliny the Elder · 77Human fallibility1 quote
No man is wise at all times. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCInstincts1 quote
When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it. — Pliny the Elder · 77Mice1 quote
When a building is about to fall down, all the mice desert it. — Pliny the Elder · 77Possessions1 quote
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. — Pliny the Younger · 99The chase1 quote
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. — Pliny the Younger · 99Truth1 quote
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCUncertainty1 quote
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCWisdom1 quote
No man is wise at all times. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BC