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What does it mean?
Avoid trusting the sea's deceptive calm.
In plain terms
Danger hides under smooth surfaces.
What can you take from it?
Don't judge safety by appearances alone.

Where it applies

  • travel
  • decisions
  • risk

Putting it to work

  • verify safety
  • expect surprises

Questions to consider

  • What looks safe but isn't?
  • How do you verify risk?

Another view

Some calm environments are genuinely safe.

More from Lucretius

  1. Omnia qua propter debent per inane quietum aeque ponderibus non aequis concita ferri.

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  2. Cedit item retro, de terra quod fuit ante, in terras.

    Permalink to quote #13
  3. Dum taxat, rerum magnarum parva potest res exemplare dare et vestigia notitiai.

    Permalink to quote #10

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