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I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Pliny the Younger
Born: 61
Died: 113 (aged 52)
Bio: Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him.
Known for:
- The Letters of the Younger Pliny
- The Letters of Pliny
- Fifty letters of Pliny
- Panegyrici Latini
- The Letters of Pliny the Younger
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