Consuetudo concinnat amorem; nam leviter quamvis quod crebr… - Lucretius

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Consuetudo concinnat amorem;
nam leviter quamvis quod crebro tunditur ictu,
vincitur in longo spatio tamen atque labascit.
Nonne vides etiam guttas in saxa cadentis
umoris longo in spatio pertundere saxa?

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Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99 BC – 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His major work is De Rerum Natura, On the Nature of Things, which is considered by some to be the greatest masterpiece of Latin verse.

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Native Name: T.Lucretius Carus

Alternative Names: Titus Lucretius Carus • Titus Carus Lucretius • T. Lucretius Carus

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Nil igitur mors est ad nos neque pertinet hilum,
quandoquidem natura animi mortalis habetur.

The first-beginnings of things cannot be seen by the eyes.

Vitaque mancipio, nulli datur, omnibus usu.

Consuetudo concinnat amorem; nam leviter quamvis quod crebro tunditur ictu, vincitur in longo spatio tamen atque labascit. Nonne vides etiam guttas i… - Lucretius

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