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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

There is so much wrong with the world.
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World Wrong
Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
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Heaven Level Victory
Only religion can lead to such evil.
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Evil Leadership Religion
Nothing comes from nothing.
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Empty One Liner
Such evil deeds could religion prompt.
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Anand Thakur
Those things that are in the light we behold from darkness.
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Anand Thakur
Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all things return dissolved into their elements.
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Anand Thakur
Men conceal the past scenes of their lives.
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Live Man Past Scene
Fear holds dominion over mortality Only because, seeing in land and sky So much the cause whereof no wise they know, Men think Divinities are working there.
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Divine Dominant Fear Land Sky Wisdom Work
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
One Man’s food is another Man’s Poison
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Food Man Poison
The first-beginnings of things cannot be distinguished by the eye.
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Anand Thakur
For thee the wonder-working earth puts forth sweet flowers.
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Anand Thakur
The nature of the universe has by no means been made through divine power, seeing how great are the faults that mar it.
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Divine Mistake Nature Power See Universe
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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Anand Thakur
Bodies, again, Are partly primal germs of things, and partly Unions deriving from the primal germs.
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Body Germ
Human life lay foul before men’s eyes, crushed to the dust beneath religion’s weight.
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Anand Thakur
Forbear to spew out reason from your mind, but rather ponder everything with keen judgment; and if it seems true, own yourself vanquished, but, if it is false, gird up your loins to fight.
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Fake Fight Judgement Reason Yourself
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
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Anand Thakur
Fear was the first thing on Earth to create gods.
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Atheist Creation Earth Fear God
The mask is torn off, while the reality remains
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Anand Thakur
Some species increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and, like runners, pass on the torch of life.
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Anand Thakur
So, little by little, time brings out each several thing into view, and reason raises it up into the shores of light.
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Anand Thakur
I own with reason: for, if men but knew Some fixed end to ills, they would be strong By some device unconquered to withstand Religions and the menacings of seers.
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Conquer Device Known Man Reason Religion
What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others.
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Anand Thakur
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
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Anand Thakur
It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.
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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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