Why dost thou not retire like a guest sated with the banquet of life, and with calm mind embrace, thou fool, a rest that knows no care?
• Book III, lines 938–939 (tr. Bailey)
• Book III, lines 938–939 (tr. Bailey)
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Cur non ut plenus vitae conviva recedis
aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem?
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Cur non ut plenus vitae conviva recedis
aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem?" in the context of "Why dost thou not retire like a guest sated with the banquet of life, and with calm mind embrace, thou fool, a rest that knows no care?
• Book III, lines 938–939 (tr. Bailey)" 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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