Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began.
• Book V, lines 1152–1153 (tr. Rouse)
• Book V, lines 1152–1153 (tr. Rouse)
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Circumretit enim vis atque iniuria quemque,
atque, unde exortast, at eum plerumque revertit.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Circumretit enim vis atque iniuria quemque,
atque, unde exortast, at eum plerumque revertit." in the context of "Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began.
• Book V, lines 1152–1153 (tr. Rouse)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Lucretius" (Quotes, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things))
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About Lucretius
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.
About Lucretius
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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