More From Lucretius
- "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."
- "What is food to one man is bitter poison to others."
- "Such are the heights of wickedness to which men are driven by religion."
More In Great
- "Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached."― Simone Weil
- "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."― Gore Vidal
- "I became a set designer for opera. I’m a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out."― Maurice Sendak