The highest of characters is his who is as ready to pardon the moral errors of mankind as if he were every day guilty of them himself; and as cautious of committing a fault as if he never forgave one.
Pliny the YoungerObjects which are usually the motives of our travels by land and by sea are often overlooked and neglected if they lie under our eye.
Pliny the YoungerIt is better to excel in any single art than to arrive only at mediocrity in several, so moderate skill in several is to be preferred where one cannot attain to perfection in any.
Pliny the YoungerLiterature is both my joy and my comfort: it can add to every happiness and there is no sorrow it cannot console.
Pliny the Younger