What did Lucretius mean by: The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling. - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy Copy
+ It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lucretius, Mind, Soul, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lucretius, Atheism, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ Fear was the first thing on Earth to create gods. Feraz Zeid, July 20, 2023December 12, 2023, Lucretius, Earth, First, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ Continual dropping wears away a stone. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Lucretius, Dropping, Stones, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ The sum of all sums is eternity. Feraz Zeid, October 8, 2023December 26, 2023, Lucretius, Eternity, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ All life is a struggle in the dark. Feraz Zeid, September 19, 2023December 24, 2023, Lucretius, Dark, Struggle, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ Never trust the calm sea when she shows her false alluring smile. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lucretius, Calm, Never Trust, Sea, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
+ Such are the heights of wickedness to which men are driven by religion. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Lucretius, Literature, Wickedness, 0 - Lucretius Philosopher and poet · Italy
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him. - Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President · USA
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real. - Lucian Freud Painter · Germany
The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts. - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
