95-55 BC, Roman poet and philosopher
From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
Lucretius – [Paradise]


In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers.
Lucretius – [Wit]


It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.
Lucretius – [Wealth]


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 – [Pleasure]


Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril.
Lucretius – [Pleasure]


The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.
Lucretius – [Perseverance]


The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.
Lucretius – [Perseverance]


The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
Lucretius – [Contentment]


Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.
Lucretius – [Conscience]


What is food to one man is bitter poison to others.
Lucretius – [Taste]