Lucretius Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: roman
  • Birth: 94 BC - 55 BC

Topics

SeaGreatManYourselfJoyFree

You all know my commitment to the National Health Service. While I am Secretary of State, the NHS will never be fragmented, privatised or undermined. I am personally committed to an NHS which gives equal access, and excellent care.

Andrew Lansley

HealthServiceCommitmentI AmCare

Both of my sons used to coach high school football. When they started, I'd say things I shouldn't have. So I learned my lesson.

John Madden

FootballSchoolHigh SchoolLesson

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.

Michael Bloomberg

LawControlLegalYouSecurityKnow

I had begun to worry about the housing market back in 2003, when lenders first resurrected interest-only mortgages, loosening their credit standards to generate a greater volume of loans. Throughout 2004, I had watched as these mortgages were offered to more and more subprime borrowers - those with the weakest credit.

Michael Burry

WorryCreditBackFirstHousing

Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns.

Michael D. Barnes

CarWaitingDriveYouKnowTest

I always considered myself the world's worst actress.

Luise Rainer

MyselfWorldWorstAlwaysActress

I am dying, but the state remains.

Louis XIV

I AmDyingStateRemainsAm

Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race.

Jonathan Sacks

EducationAgeBestGenderRaceMore

Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped.

Devdutt Pattanaik

KnowledgeBodyMythologyBeenVast

It's easy enough to foist your music collection on your kids. Lectures are not required; you just play the stuff while they are prisoner in the back seat on a long drive, or softly in the background while eating dinner.

Dean Wareham

MusicDinnerEatingDriveEnough

It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves.

Bob Newhart

WalkPeopleMeCell PhoneShortUp

When I buy Windows 98, I'm not only buying something useful, I'm giving money to Bill Gates, which is a really good thing.

Penn Jillette

GoodMoneyGivingWindowsBuying

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Lucretius