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Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is for him great riches; for never is there any lack of a little.

Lucretius

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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Anand Thakur
For thee the wonder-working earth puts forth sweet flowers.
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Deprived of pain, and also deprived of danger, able to do what it wants, [Nature] does not need us, nor understands our deserts, and it cannot be angry.
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Our life must once have end; in vain we fly From following Fate; e’en now, e’en now, we die.
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Anand Thakur
Men are eager to tread underfoot what they have once too much feared.
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Anand Thakur
True piety lies rather in the power to contemplate the universe with a quiet mind.
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Mindset Pity Power True Universe
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
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Body Decay Growth Mindset Notice
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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Anand Thakur
These the senses we trust, first, last, and always.
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Mother of Aeneas, pleasure of men and gods.
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Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is for him great riches; for never is there any lack of a little.
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Anand Thakur
All things keep on in everlasting motion, Out of the infinite come the particles, Speeding above, below, in endless dance.
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Anand Thakur
A falling drop at last will carve a stone.
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Drops Fall Power Stone
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.
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Earth Fix Guard Kind Life Rain Season
From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
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Amongst Arise Bitter Flower Fountain Spread
What can give us more sure knowledge than our senses? How else can we distinguish between the true and the false?
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Anand Thakur

Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is for him great riches; for never is there any lack of a little.

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Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is for him great riches; for never is there any lack of a little.

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