“There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death.”
Quote by Pliny the Younger
Author
Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger (61-112 AD) was a prominent Roman author and politician during the time of the Roman Empire. Known for his epistolary style, his works provide valuable insights into Roman society, politics, and culture during his time. more
You May Also Like
Source: Letters and Panegyricus [of] Pliny
“Never do a thing concerning the rectitude of which you are in doubt.”
Source: The Letters of Pliny the Consul
“The living voice is that which sways the soul.”
Source: The Letters of Pliny the Younger: Literally Translated with Notes, Melmoth's Translation, Revised by Bosanquest
“That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing.”
Source: The Letters of Pliny the Younger: Literally Translated with Notes, Melmoth's Translation, Revised by Bosanquest
“As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.”
Source: Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays
“I have to start my real life soon, before I die of boredom and frustration.”
Source: Any human heart: a novel
“We keep a journal to entrap that collection of selves that forms us, the individual human being.”
Source: Any human heart: a novel
“We all possess, like it or not, the people we know, and are possessed by them in turn.”
Source: The Dream Lover: Short Stories