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In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.

Lucretius

Thus, then, the All that is is limited In no one region of its onward paths, For then ‘tmust have forever its beyond.
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Beyond Forever Limitation Path
Men conceal the past scenes of their lives.
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Live Man Past Scene
Men are eager to tread underfoot what they have once too much feared.
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Anand Thakur
Never trust the calm sea when she shows her false alluring smile.
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Anand Thakur
It’s easier to avoid the snares of love than to escape once you are in that net.
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Anand Thakur
We plainly perceive that the mind strengthens and decays with the body.
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Body Decay Mindset Strength
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
The sum total of all sums total is eternal.
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Forever Total
Nature allows Destruction nor collapse of aught, until Some outward force may shatter by a blow, Or inward craft, entering its hollow cells, Dissolve it down.
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Allow Collapse Destruction Enter Nature
Air, I should explain, becomes wind when it is agitated.
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Explanation Myself Wind
Thus the sum Forever is replenished, and we live As mortals by eternal give and take. The nations wax, the nations wane away; In a brief space the generations pass, And like to runners hand the lamp of life One unto other.
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Anand Thakur
If God can do anything he can make a stone so heavy that even he can’t lift it. Then there is something God cannot do, he cannot lift the stone. Therefore God does not exist.
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Existence God heavy Himself Stone
From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.
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Anand Thakur
Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
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Heaven Level Victory
Gently touching with the charm of poetry.
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Anand Thakur
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
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Anand Thakur

In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.

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