Therefore death is nothing to us, it matters not one jot, since the nature of the mind is understood to be mortal.
• Book III, lines 830–831 (tr. Rouse)
• Book III, lines 830–831 (tr. Rouse)
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Nil igitur mors est ad nos neque pertinet hilum,
quandoquidem natura animi mortalis habetur.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nil igitur mors est ad nos neque pertinet hilum,
quandoquidem natura animi mortalis habetur." in the context of "Therefore death is nothing to us, it matters not one jot, since the nature of the mind is understood to be mortal.
• Book III, lines 830–831 (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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