Wednesday, September 7, 2016

On the Nature of Things

Inde redit rabies eadem et furor ille revisit,
cum sibi quod cupiant ipsi contingere quaerunt,
nec reperire malum id possunt quae machina vincat.

Then the same madness returns, the old frenzy is back upon them,
when they yearn to find out what in truth they desire to attain,
nor can they discover what device may conquer their disease.

Quindi ritorna la stessa rabbia e li invade quel furore,
quando essi stessi non sanno ciĆ² che bramano ottenere,
e non sono in grado di trovare rimedio che possa vincere quel male.

Lucretius, “De Rerum Natura”, Liber Quartus
English translation by Claude Julien Rawson and Aaron Santesso
Italian translation by Silvia Avallone

Artwork © moranox

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