Quote of Lucretius, Titus Lucretius Carus - The eyes cannot know the nature...
Biography - Lucretius, Titus Lucretius Carus:
Roman poet and philosopher. (*Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -99 - Died: -53
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Born: -99 - Died: -53
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
The eyes cannot know the nature of things.
Note
Quote source: De rerum natura
Translation
(French, Latin, German)
Nec possunt oculi naturam noscere rerum.
See also...
Quotes about thing:
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
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