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Seneca
Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 8
Section 1,794 of 2,141
Canonical reference 107.8
Latin
Perseus canonical Latin TEI
Natura autem hoc, quod vides, regnum mutationibus temperat; nubilo serena succedunt; turbantur maria, cum quieverunt; fiant in vicem venti; noctem dies sequitur; pars caeli consurgit, pars mergitur. Contrariis rerum aeternitas constat.
French
Baillard 1914
Or la nature, comme tu vois, gouverne ce monde par le changement. Aux nuages succède la sérénité ; les
mers se soulèvent après le calme ; les vents soufflent alternativement ; le jour remplace la nuit ; une partie du ciel s’élève sur nos têtes, l’autre plonge sous nos pieds : c’est par les contraires que la permanence des choses se maintient.
English
Richard M. Gummere · Moral Letters to Lucilius
And Nature moderates this world-kingdom which you see, by her changing seasons: clear weather follows cloudy; after a calm, comes the storm; the winds blow by turns; day succeeds night; some of the heavenly bodies rise, and some set. Eternity consists of opposites.
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