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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

#any #because #delectable #free #gaze

From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers. ↗

— Lucretius

#bitterness #delight #flowers #fountain #heart

Such are the heights of wickedness to which men are driven by religion. ↗

— Lucretius

#heights #men #religion #such #which

Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles. ↗

— Lucretius

#gaze #high #high seas #land #lashing

The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone. ↗

— Lucretius

#dropping #fall #stone #water #wears

Thus the sum of things is ever being reviewed, and mortals dependent one upon another. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and like runners pass on the torch of life. ↗

— Lucretius

#being #changed #creatures #dependent #diminish

In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers. ↗

— Lucretius

#bitter #flowers #fountain #midst #something

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows. ↗

— Lucretius

#apply #blows #dungeon #executioner #goad

I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about. ↗

— Ludacris

#basically #cause #emotion #emotions #feel

It's a lot of crooked cops out there. They manipulate the system. ↗

— Ludacris

#crooked #lot #manipulate #out #system