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Sea Quotes by Lucretius
- Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's…
- Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles.
- It is pleasurable, when winds disturb the waves of a great sea, to gaze out from land upon the great trials of another.
- It is pleasant, when the sea is high and the winds are dashing the waves about, to watch from the shores the struggles of another.
- It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.
- It is a pleasure for to sit at ease Upon the land, and safely for to see How other folks are tossed on the seas…
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