Lucretius on oneself
Lucretius144 quotes“Things stand apart so far and differ, that What’s food for one is poison for another.”
More from Lucretius
The old must always make way for the new, and one thing must be built out of the ruins of another. There is no murky pit of hell awaiting anyone.
LucretiusLucretius The sum total of all sums total is eternal.
LucretiusLucretius Only religion can lead to such evil.
LucretiusLucretius The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.
LucretiusLucretius Epicurus whose genius surpassed all humankind, extinguished the light of others, as the stars are dimmed by the rising sun.
LucretiusLucretius By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.
LucretiusLucretius Fear was the first thing on Earth to create gods.
LucretiusLucretius For fools admire and love those things they see hidden in verses turned all upside down, and take for truth what sweetly strokes the ears and comes with sound of phrases fine imbued.
LucretiusLucretius Thus it comes That earth, without her seasons of fixed rains, Could bear no produce such as makes us glad, And whatsoever lives, if shut from food, Prolongs its kind and guards its life no more.
LucretiusLucretius A falling drop at last will carve a stone.
LucretiusLucretius It is pleasant, when the sea is high and the winds are dashing the waves about, to watch from the shores the struggles of another.
LucretiusLucretius It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.
LucretiusLucretius So much wrong could religion induce.
LucretiusLucretius The sum total of all sums total is eternal (meaning the universe).
LucretiusLucretius Air, I should explain, becomes wind when it is agitated.
LucretiusLucretius Truths kindle light for truths.
LucretiusLucretius
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Giving very much don’t fuck with me.
Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai It is beneath pale blue skies, amongst sycamore trees, and afoot dirtied leaves, my heart, and soul finds peace.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Many mirrors would shatter if they were able to reflect the images of our hearts.
Jamil ElhageJamil Elhage I’ve learned to stop begging for love. At the wrong door.
Makenzie CampbellMakenzie Campbell Happiness is there when the seeking for it colapse.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland Those gun shots may take their home and wealth, but can’t change their heart.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman Write clean and dirty.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean A whore is someone who offers sex for money not your ex who left you cause you weren’t doing things right.
Sumiran ThapaSumiran Thapa
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Roger FedererRoger Federer One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe We all love the first Rocky, but I’m not too sure about the last one.
Thierry HenryThierry Henry Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn’t even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
Max LucadoMax Lucado No one is defined by a moment in time. You are more than that.
Morgan LoveMorgan Love I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night.
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