Superstition is now in her turn cast down and trampled underfoot, whilst we by the victory are exalted high as heaven.
• Book I, lines 78–79 (tr. W. H. D. Rouse)
• Book I, lines 78–79 (tr. W. H. D. Rouse)
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Quare religio pedibus subiecta vicissim
opteritur, nos exaequat victoria caelo.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quare religio pedibus subiecta vicissim
opteritur, nos exaequat victoria caelo." in the context of "Superstition is now in her turn cast down and trampled underfoot, whilst we by the victory are exalted high as heaven.
• Book I, lines 78–79 (tr. W. H. D. 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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