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What does it mean?
Prudentius describes the inner conflict of human nature, where warlike passions rage within the body alongside discordant forces.
In plain terms
Human nature is not simple; it contains fierce internal struggles and conflicting desires.
What can you take from it?
Recognize that inner conflict is a fundamental part of being human.

Where it applies

  • self-reflection
  • moral decision making
  • inner turmoil

Putting it to work

  • journaling about inner conflicts
  • meditation on duality

Questions to consider

  • What conflicts exist within your own nature?
  • How do you manage inner discord?

Another view

The Latin phrasing makes precise interpretation difficult without broader context.

More from Prudentius

  1. Nunc suscipe, terra, fovendum, gremioque hunc concipe molli. Hominis tibi membra sequestro, generosa et fragmina credo.

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  2. Illic, precor, optime ductor, famulam tibi praecipe mentem, genitali in sede sacrari quam liquerat exsul et errans.

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