Pliny the Younger

Author Statesman Ancient Rome 61 – 113

Roman statesman and author whose letters provide invaluable historical and daily details.

386 quotes

"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Power
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
Money
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."
Dreams
"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor."
Humor
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"Death is the only universal truth we cannot negotiate with."
Death
"From small beginnings come great things."
Perseverance
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
Success
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Philosophy
"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."
Motivation
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working."
Inspiration
"The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life."
Relationships
"History is a relentless master, teaching us repeatedly the same lessons."
History
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."
Politics
"War is the continuance of politics by other means."
War
"The foundation of justice is good faith."
Justice
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Leadership
"The principal challenge of this era is balancing our future."
Wisdom
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"The only permanent thing in life is change itself."
Change
"True strength is not in might but in mercy."
Strength
"If you do not fail, you are not even trying."
Courage
"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
Wisdom
"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."
Happiness
"The only prison is fear; the only key is faith."
Faith
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."
Money
"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds."
Motivation
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
Change