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- At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The phenomena open to…
- From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.
- From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
- ... deprived of pain, and also deprived of danger, able to do what it wants, [Nature] does not need us, nor understands our deserts, and…
- Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
- What can give us more sure knowledge than our senses? How else can we distinguish between the true and the false?
- Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the evidence of the celestial phenomena themselves, supported by many other…
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