By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.
• Book III, lines 1087–1088 (tr. Rouse)
• Book III, lines 1087–1088 (tr. Rouse)
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Nec prorsum vitam ducendo demimus hilum
tempore de mortis nec delibare valemus.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nec prorsum vitam ducendo demimus hilum
tempore de mortis nec delibare valemus." in the context of "By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.
• Book III, lines 1087–1088 (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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