Lucretius, De rerum natura: Libri Sex, 1566
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              Aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem ? </s>
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              Sin ea quae fructus cumque es, periere profusa;
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              Vitaque in offensu est; cur amplius addere quaeris,
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              Rursum quod pereat ,male & ingratum occidat omne? </s>
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              Non potius vitae finem facis, atque laboris ? </s>
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              Nam tibi praeterea quod machiner, inveniamque,
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              Quod placeat, nihil est: eadem sunt omnia semper.</s>
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              Si tibi non annis corpus iam marcet, & artus
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              Confecti languent; eadem tamen omnia restant,
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              Omnia si pergas vivendo vincere saecla:
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              Atque etiam potius, si numquam sis moriturus.</s>
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              Quid respondemus, nisi iustam intendere litem
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              Naturam, & veram verbis exponere causam ? </s>
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              At, qui obitum lamentetur miser amplius aequo;
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              Non merito inclamet magis, & voce inerepet acri:
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              Aufer abhinc lacrimas, balatro, & compesce querellas:
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              Grandior hic vero si iam, seniorque queratur;
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              Omnia perfunctus vitai praemia, marces.</s>
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              Sed quia semper aves, quod abest; praesentia temnis;
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              Imperfecta tibi elapsa est, ingrataque vita,
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              Et necopinanti mors ad caput adstitit ante;
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              Quam satur, ac plenus possis discedere rerum:
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              Nunc aliena tua tamen aetate omnia mitte;
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              Aequo animoque, agedum, iam alijs concede: necesse est:
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              Iure, ut opinor, agat, iure increpet, inciletque;
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              Cedit enim rerum novitate extrusa vetustas
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              Semper, & ex alijs aliud reparare necesse est:
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              Nec quidquam in barathrum, nec tartara deditur atra.</s>
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              Materies opus est, ut crescant postera saecla:
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              Quae tamen omnia te vita perfuncta sequentur:
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              Nec minus ergo ante, haec quam tu cecidere, cadentque.</s>
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              Sic alid ex alio numquam desistet oriri:
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