“Burning fevers flee no swifter from your body if you toss under figured counterpanes and coverlets of crimson than if you must lie in rude homespun.”
Quote by Lucretius
Work
On the Nature of Things
This work is a seminal text in the history of Western philosophy, examining concepts such as the nature of reality, the limits of human understanding, and the role of reason in acquiring knowledge. more
Author
Lucretius
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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