All things must needs be borne on through the calm void moving at equal rate with unequal weights.
• Book II, lines 238–239 (tr. Bailey)
• Book II, lines 238–239 (tr. Bailey)
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Omnia qua propter debent per inane quietum
aeque ponderibus non aequis concita ferri.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Omnia qua propter debent per inane quietum
aeque ponderibus non aequis concita ferri." in the context of "All things must needs be borne on through the calm void moving at equal rate with unequal weights.
• Book II, lines 238–239 (tr. Bailey)" 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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