Quotes by Lucretius

And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all. (Lucretius)

Constant dripping hollows out a stone. (Lucretius)

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers. (Lucretius)

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)

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. (Lucretius)

Life is one long struggle in the dark. (Lucretius)

Nothing can be created from nothing. (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 troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant. (Lucretius)

Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril. (Lucretius)

So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds. (Lucretius)