Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Pliny the Elder Quotes: War should neither be feared nor provoked.
         

War should neither be feared nor provoked.


Pliny the Elder
Check all other quotes by Pliny the Elder

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Pliny the Elder Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 24 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/War-should-neither-be-feared-nor-provoked-961428>.




Tags



Check out


Other quotes of Pliny the Elder


Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.



The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.



It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).



The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.



Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?



An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.



In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.



From the end spring new beginnings.

From the end spring new beginnings.



Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.






Other quotes you may like


True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.



I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their shoes and therefore be more involved if they're people that you recognize.

I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their shoes and therefore be more involved if they're people that you recognize.



I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of television and the movies, I think it's all for the better.

I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of television and the movies, I think it's all for the better.



I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply a companion to my own.

I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply a companion to my own.



The major thing I'm afraid of is being 65 and saying, 'Gee, I wish I had done this and that, and that.' I want to face old age knowing I've tried all I wanted to try.

The major thing I'm afraid of is being 65 and saying, 'Gee, I wish I had done this and that, and that.' I want to face old age knowing I've tried all I wanted to try.



At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music.

At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music.



I am not afraid of death threats, but I am appalled that so many people are capable of so much wrong spelling and fractured grammar!

I am not afraid of death threats, but I am appalled that so many people are capable of so much wrong spelling and fractured grammar!



You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.



Have you ever heard of the expression, ladies first" "Yes" "Well, it's truer in bed than it is anywhere else.

Have you ever heard of the expression, ladies first" "Yes" "Well, it's truer in bed than it is anywhere else.



Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.

Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "War should neither be feared nor provoked.". Author of this quote is Pliny the Elder. This quote is about war, provoked,.