Lucretius

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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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Quote Left From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers. Quote Right
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Quote Left Such evil deeds could religion prompt. Quote Right
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Quote Left What has this bugbear Death to frighten man, If souls can die, as well as bodies can? Quote Right
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Quote Left Vineyards and shining harvests, pastures, arbors, And all this our very utmost toil Can hardly care for, we wear down our strength Whether in oxen or in men, we dull The edges of our ploughshares, and in return Our fields turn mean and stingy, underfed, And so today the farmer shakes his head, More and more often sighing that his work, The labour of his hands, has come to naught. Quote Right
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Quote Left Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant. Quote Right
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