Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder (23 - 79) was a Latin philosopher and a naturalist, born at Como, educated at Rome, and served in the army. He was for a space procurator in Spain, spent much of his time afterwards studying at Borne. Being near the Bay of Naples during an eruption of Vesuvius, he landed to witness the phenomenon, but was suffocated by the fumes. He wrote Natural History, which is an encyclopaedia of all contemporary scientific knowledge. His "Natural History" is a repertory of the studies of the ancients in that department, being a record, more or less faithful, from extensive reading, of the observation of others rather than his own.Wisdom & Quotes
- There is always something new out of Africa .
- Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.
- No one is wise at all times.
- In vino veritas. ( With wine comes truth.)
Martial