"Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."
— Georgics
January 1, 1970
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Variant translation: Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things. — John Dryden's translation: — : Happy the man, who, studying nature's laws, Thro' known effects can trace the secret cause.
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Variant translation: Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things. — John Dryden's translation: — : Happy the man, who, studying nature's laws, Thro' known effects can trace the secret cause.