So far as it goes, a small thing may give an analogy of great things, and show the tracks of knowledge.
• Book II, lines 123–124 (tr. Rouse)
• Book II, lines 123–124 (tr. Rouse)
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Dum taxat, rerum magnarum parva potest res
exemplare dare et vestigia notitiae.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Dum taxat, rerum magnarum parva potest res
exemplare dare et vestigia notitiae." in the context of "So far as it goes, a small thing may give an analogy of great things, and show the tracks of knowledge.
• Book II, lines 123–124 (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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