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Epistulae by Pliny the Younger

a series of personal missives by Pliny the Younger directed to his friends

  • Epistulae by Pliny
  • letters of Pliny the Younger
  • Plin. Ep.
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Fortune favours the bold
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https://www.hs-augsburg.de/~harsch/Chronologia/Lspost02/PliniusMinor/pli_ep06.html
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Book 6 / 16 / C. PLINIUS TACITO SUO S. / [11] Iam navibus ... / Cunctatus paulum an retro flecteret, mox gubernatori ut ita faceret monenti 'Fortes' inquit 'fortuna iuvat: Pomponianum pete.' (Latin)
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https://www.attalus.org/old/pliny6.html
quotation
Book 6 / 16 / To Tacitus. / He had ... / ... / He hesitated for a moment whether to turn back, and then, when the helmsman warned him to do so, he exclaimed, "Fortune favours the bold ; try to reach Pomponianus." (English)

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198
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