Over 40,000 Famous Quotes Sorted By Topic and Author
The sum total of all sums total is eternal . Topic: Eternity
Author: Lucretius
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. Topic: Inspirational
Author: Lucretius
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs. Topic: Joy
Author: Lucretius
It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another. Topic: Misfortune
Author: Lucretius
Nothing can be created out of nothing. Topic: Nothing
Author: Lucretius
Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all things return dissolved into their elements. Topic: Nothingness
Author: Lucretius
We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from. Topic: Nothingness
Author: Lucretius
Nothing's new, and nothing's true, and nothing matters. Topic: Nothingness
Author: Lucretius
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone. Topic: Perseverance
Author: Lucretius
Men conceal the past scenes of their lives. Topic: Secrecy
Author: Lucretius
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate...before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts...but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace.