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Biography - Lucretius, Titus Lucretius Carus:

Roman poet and philosopher. (*Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -99 - Died: -53
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

The eyes cannot know the nature of things.


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Translation

Translation

(French, Latin, German)



French
Les yeux ne peuvent connaître la nature des choses.

Latin
Nec possunt oculi naturam noscere rerum.

German
Die Augen können nicht die Natur der Dinge erkennen.




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