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Quote by Lucretius

“Some species increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and, like runners, pass on the torch of life.”

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Lucretius (99 BC - 55 BC) was a renowned Greek Roman poet, hailed as the peak of Greek Roman philosophical poetry. His work 'On the Nature of Things' presented the natural philosophical ideas of the Greek philosopher Democritus in poetic form, which had a profound impact on later generations. more

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