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

Rarum id quidem nihil enim aeque gratum est adeptis quam concupiscentibus.

Pliny the Younger

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Topic

The chase Possessions

Author

Pliny the Younger

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

99 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Pliny the Younger. Epistulae [Letters]. c. 1st century, bk. 2, no. 15.

Current Citation

Pliny the Younger. Complete Letters, translated by P. G. Walsh. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2, no. 15.

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Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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