Never trust her at any time, when the calm sea shows her false alluring smile.
• Book II, lines 557–559 (tr. Rouse)
• Book II, lines 557–559 (tr. Rouse)
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Infidi maris insidis virisque dolumque
ut vitare velint, neve ullo tempore credant
subdola cum ridet placidi pellacia ponti.
— Lucretius
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Infidi maris insidis virisque dolumque
ut vitare velint, neve ullo tempore credant
subdola cum ridet placidi pellacia ponti." in the context of "Never trust her at any time, when the calm sea shows her false alluring smile.
• Book II, lines 557–559 (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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