Famous quotes by »

Lucretius

Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)

Update this biography »
Complete biography of Lucretius »

0 fans

Sort by:PopularityA - Z

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by soft falling.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Nothing can be created from nothing.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Such evil deeds could religion prompt.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

The falling drops at last will wear the stone.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

There is no place in nature for extinction.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

What came from the earth returns back to the earth, and the spirit that was sent from heaven, again carried back, is received into the temple of heaven.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others.

– Lucretius

Rate it:

Share your thoughts on Lucretius's quotes with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this author page to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Lucretius Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 10 Jan. 2025. <https://www.quotes.net/authors/Lucretius+Quotes>.

Missing a quote of Lucretius?

Know another good quote of Lucretius? Don't keep it to yourself!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Famous Quotes & Sayings

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Books related to

Lucretius

The Nature of Things
from $5.03
On the Nature of the Universe
$9.95

from $5.78
On the Nature of Things
$16.50

from $10.98
Lucretius
$30.00

from $18.57
On the Nature of Things
from $26.95

Our favorite collection of

Famous Authors

Aristotle
384 BC - 322 BC
Vincent Van Gogh
1853 - 1890
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
Hippocrates
460 BC - 370 BC
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1917 - 1963
Sigmund Freud
1856 - 1939

Browse Quotes.net

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Random New Quotes

Quiz

Are you a quotes master?

In which cartoon does this quote appear: "Rule number three, I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture. I don't like doing it!"?

A Alice in Wonderland

B Ice Age

C The Jungle Book

D Aladdin