Certainly it was no design of the atoms to place themselves in a particular order, nor did they decide what motions each… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Fear in sooth holds so in check all mortals, becasue thay see many operations go on in earth and heaven, the causes… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Forbear to spew out reason from your mind, but rather ponder everything with keen judgment; and if it seems true, own yourself… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Nature impelled men to make sounds with their tongues And they found it useful to give names to things Much for the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
(On the temperature of water in wells) The reason why the water in wells becomes colder in summer is that the earth… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
So, little by little, time brings out each several thing into view, and reason raises it up into the shores of light. — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Those vestiges of natures left behind Which reason cannot quite expel from us Are still so slight that naught prevents a man… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
...if one thing frightens people, it is that so much happens, on earth and out in space, the reasons for which seem… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
I own with reason: for, if men but knew Some fixed end to ills, they would be strong By some device unconquered… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
But if anyone were to conduct his life by reason He would find great riches in living a peaceful life And being… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
The wailing of the newborn infant is mingled with the dirge for the dead. — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“Watch a man in times of adversity to discover what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
See with what force yon river's crystal stream Resists the weight of many a massy beam. To sink the wood the more we vainly… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“...nothing is more blissful than to occupy the heights effectively fortified by the teaching of the wise, tranquil sanctuaries from which you can look… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
... deprived of pain, and also deprived of danger, able to do what it wants, [Nature] does not need us, nor understands our deserts,… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
It is a pleasure for to sit at ease Upon the land, and safely for to see How other folks are tossed on the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the evidence of the celestial phenomena themselves, supported by many… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostratebefore the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
No single thing abides; but all things flow. Fragment to fragment clings - the things thus grow Until we know them and name them.… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
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