Those things that are in the light we behold from darkness. Lucretius More Quotes by Lucretius More Quotes From Lucretius So, little by little, time brings out each several thing into view, and reason raises it up into the shores of light. Lucretius light views littles First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is not less an integral part of man himself, than the hand, and foot, and eyes, are portions of the whole animal. Lucretius eye animal men We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from. Lucretius seeds matter philosophy How many evils have flowed from religion. Lucretius evil All things obey fixed laws. Lucretius fixed all-things law Death is nothing to us, it matters not one jot, since the nature of the mind is understood to be mortal. Lucretius understood matter mind Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began. Lucretius injury return violence Look at a man in the midst of doubt & danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is. Lucretius adversity doubt men The mask is torn off, while the reality remains Lucretius torn mask reality And part of the soil is called to wash away In storms and streams shave close and gnaw the rocks. Besides, whatever the earth feeds and grows Is restored to earth. And since she surely is The womb of all things and their common grave, Earth must dwindle, you see and take on growth again. Lucretius erosion rocks science The sum total of all sums total is eternal. Lucretius eternal eternity It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another. Lucretius views sea running Rest, brother, rest. Have you done ill or well Rest, rest, There is no God, no gods who dwell Crowned with avenging righteousness on high Nor frowning ministers of their hate in hell. Lucretius atheism hate brother The mind like a sick body can be healed and changed by medicine. Lucretius medicine sick mind Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever more shall we be able to recall it. Lucretius happy-hour able littles Epicurus ... whose genius surpassed all humankind, extinguished the light of others, as the stars are dimmed by the rising sun. Lucretius atheism stars light For it is unknown what is the real nature of the soul, whether it be born with the bodily frame or be infused at the moment of birth, whether it perishes along with us, when death separates the soul and body, or whether it visits the shades of Pluto and bottomless pits, or enters by divine appointment into other animals. Lucretius real soul-and-body animal If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets. Lucretius hocus-pocus saws men But centaurs never existed; there could never be So to speak a double nature in a single body Or a double body composed of incongruous parts With a consequent disparity in the faculties. The stupidest person ought to be convinced of that. Lucretius centaurs body speak For men know not what the nature of the soul is; whether it is engendered with us, or whether, on the contrary, it is infused into us at our birth, whether it perishes with us, dissolved by death, or whether it haunts the gloomy shades and vast pools of Orcus. Lucretius shade soul men
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