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It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.

Lucretius

Human life lay foul before men’s eyes, crushed to the dust beneath religion’s weight.
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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
By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.
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Death Life Oneself
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
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
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Anand Thakur
Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
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Heaven Level Victory
In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.
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Anand Thakur
It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.
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Greatness Live Mindset Satisfaction Soul Wealth
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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Body Empty Move Nature Sustain
Life is one long struggle in the dark.
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Anand Thakur
To none is life given in freehold; to all on lease.
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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
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
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
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Action Evil Religion
We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from.
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Anand Thakur
Globed from the atoms falling slow or swift I see the suns, I see the systems lift Their forms; and even the systems and the suns Shall go back slowly to the eternal drift.
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Fall Forever Myself See Slow System

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