Pliny the ElderThinkers

The Brain is the citadel of the senses: this guides the principle of thought.

Certainty is nonexistent — The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

Desire is always a path to disappointment, for an object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

God is one who has no power over the past except to cover it with oblivion.

Human nature is fond of novelty.

Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.

Man is the weeping animal born to govern all the rest.

Man is the only animal that knows nothing, and can learn nothing without being taught.

Nature is either a kind parent or a merciless step-mother; which, it is unclear.

The Past is a thing over which God has no power, except to cover it with oblivion.