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.
LUCRETIUSYou alone govern the nature of things. Without you nothing emerges into the light of day, without you nothing is joyous or lovely.
More Lucretius Quotes
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Life is one long struggle in the dark.
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We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from.
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All things keep on in everlasting motion, Out of the infinite come the particles, Speeding above, below, in endless dance.
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What once sprung from the earth sinks back into the earth.
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In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.
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Tears for the mourners who are left behind Peace everlasting for the quiet dead.
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The sum total of all sums total is eternal (meaning the universe).
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Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
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It’s easier to avoid the snares of love than to escape once you are in that net.
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Fear is the mother of all gods … Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods.
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All nature, then, as self-sustained, consists Of twain of things: of bodies and of void In which they’re set, and where they’re moved around.
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Too often in time past, religion has brought forth criminal and shameful actions… How many evils has religion caused?
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Nothing comes from nothing.
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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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It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.
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