Superstition is now in her turn cast down and trampled unde… - Lucretius

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Superstition is now in her turn cast down and trampled underfoot, whilst we by the victory are exalted high as heaven.

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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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Scilicet et fluvius qui visus maximus ei, Qui non ante aliquem majorem vidit; et ingens Arbor, homoque videtur, et omnia de genere omni Maxima quae vidit quisque, haec ingentia fingit.

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Superstition is now in her turn cast down and trampled underfoot, whilst we by the victory are exalted high as heaven. - Lucretius

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