Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99 BC – c. 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is the epic philosophical poem De rerum natura about the beliefs of Epicureanism, and which is translated into English as On the Nature of Things or "On the Nature of the Universe".
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Articles about Lucretius or articles that mention Lucretius.
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Such evil deeds could religion prompt. Go to Quote / Comment
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. Go to Quote / Comment
So, when our mortal frame shall be disjoin'd, The lifeless lump uncoupled from the mind,... Go to Quote / Comment
What came from the earth returns back to the earth, and the spirit that was sent from heaven, again carried back, is received into the temple of heaven. Go to Quote / Comment
The falling drops at last will wear the stone. Go to Quote / Comment