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.
LUCRETIUSTime changes the nature of the whole world; Everything passes from one state to another And nothing stays like itself.
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Death is nothing to us, it matters not one jot, since the nature of the mind is understood to be mortal.
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Not they who reject the gods are profane, but those who accept them.
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From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
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All life is a struggle in the dark.
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The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.
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For there is a VOID in things; a truth which it will be useful for you, in reference to many points, to know; and which will prevent you from wandering in doubt.
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Time changes the nature of the whole world; Everything passes from one state to another And nothing stays like itself.
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Such evil deeds could religion prompt.
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Only religion can lead to such evil.
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The highest summits and those elevated above the level of other things are mostly blasted by envy as by a thunderbolt.
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From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.
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Look at a man in the midst of doubt & danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is.
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Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
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Nothing comes from nothing.
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To none is life given in freehold; to all on lease.
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