Nam veluti pueri trepidant atque omnia caecis in tenebris m… - Lucretius

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Nam veluti pueri trepidant atque omnia caecis
in tenebris metuunt, sic nos in luce timemus
interdum, nilo quae sunt metuenda magis quam
quae pueri in tenebris pavitant finguntque futura.
hunc igitur terrorem animi tenebrasque necessest
non radii solis neque lucida tela diei
discutiant sed naturae species ratioque.

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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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