So rolling time changes the seasons of things. What was of value, becomes in turn of no worth.
• Book V, lines 1276–1277 (tr. Bailey)
• Book V, lines 1276–1277 (tr. Bailey)
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Sic volvenda aetas commutat tempora rerum.
Quod fuit in pretio, fit nullo denique honore.
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Sic volvenda aetas commutat tempora rerum.
Quod fuit in pretio, fit nullo denique honore." in the context of "So rolling time changes the seasons of things. What was of value, becomes in turn of no worth.
• Book V, lines 1276–1277 (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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