Quotes by
Lucretius |
Titus Lucretius Carus, 98-55 BC , Roman poet
Latin poet and philosopher known for his single, long poem, De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). The poem is the fullest extant statement of the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. | 9 quotes | 4,647 visits |
Quotations
| • | Again and again our foe, religion, has given birth to deeds sinful and unholy. 6 |
| • | Fear is the mother of all gods. Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. 4 |
| • | The mind grows with the body, and with it decays. 3 |
| • | No fact is so simple that it is not harder to believe than to doubt at the first presentation. Equally, there is nothing so mighty or so marvellous that the wonder it evokes does not tend to diminish in time. 2 |
Latin Quotes
| • | Life is one long struggle in the dark. Omnis cum in tenebris praesertim vita laboret. 61 |
| • | It is pleasant to watch the wild sea. Suave mare magno. (from the land…) 41 |
| • | So potent was Religion in persuading to do wrong. Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum. 33 |
| • | We are all sprung from a heavenly seed. Caelesti sumus omnes semine oriundi. 26 |
| • | What once sprung from earth sinks back into the earth. Cedit item retro, de terra quod fuit ante, in terras. 10 |
