So potent was Religion in persuading to do wrong.
• Book I, line 101 (tr. Alicia Stallings)
• So great the evils to which religion could prompt!
• So potent was Superstition in persuading to evil deeds.
• Book I, line 101 (tr. Alicia Stallings)
• So great the evils to which religion could prompt!
• So potent was Superstition in persuading to evil deeds.
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Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.
• H. A. J. Munro's translation:
• W. H. D. Rouse's translation:
— Lucretius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.
• H. A. J. Munro's translation:
• W. H. D. Rouse's translation:" in the context of "So potent was Religion in persuading to do wrong.
• Book I, line 101 (tr. Alicia Stallings)
• So great the evils to which religion could prompt!
• So potent was Superstition in persuading to evil deeds." 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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