Pleasant it is, when over a... by Lucretius, a Roman Poet

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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.”

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Name: Lucretius

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