Lucretius ( 8 of 8 )
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Life is one long struggle in the dark.
Life is one long struggle in the dark.
Nothing can be created out of nothing.
Nothing can be created out of nothing.
We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.
We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the evidence of the celestial phenomena read more
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 arguments, that the universe was certainly not created for us by divine power: it is so full of imperfectio
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft
falling.
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft
falling.
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor read more
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate...before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts...but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace.
