The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.
LUCRETIUSTruths kindle light for truths.
More Lucretius Quotes
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When bodies spring apart, because the air Somehow condenses, wander they from truth: For then a void is formed, where none before; And, too, a void is filled which was before.
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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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It is pleasurable, when winds disturb the waves of a great sea, to gaze out from land upon the great trials of another.
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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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Mother of Aeneas, pleasure of men and gods.
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There can be no centre in infinity.
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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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Rest, brother, rest. Have you done ill or well Rest, rest, There is no God, no gods who dwell Crowned with avenging righteousness on high Nor frowning ministers of their hate in hell.
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Never trust the calm sea when she shows her false alluring smile.
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Nothing can be created out of nothing.
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Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
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It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.
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How many evils has religion caused! [Lat., Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum!]
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There is so much wrong with the world.
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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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