Nothing can be produced from nothing.
• Book I, lines 156–157 (tr. Munro)
• Variant translations:
• Nothing can be created from nothing.
• Nothing can be created out of nothing.
• Book I, lines 156–157 (tr. Munro)
• Variant translations:
• Nothing can be created from nothing.
• Nothing can be created out of nothing.
“
Nil posse creari
de nihilo.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nil posse creari
de nihilo." in the context of "Nothing can be produced from nothing.
• Book I, lines 156–157 (tr. Munro)
• Variant translations:
• Nothing can be created from nothing.
• Nothing can be created out of nothing." 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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