Full Idea
Nature is free and uncontrolled by proud masters and runs the universe by herself without the aid of gods.
Gist of Idea
Nature runs the universe by herself without the aid of gods
Source
Lucretius (On the Nature of the Universe [c.60 BCE], II.1094)
Book Reference
Lucretius: 'On the Nature of the Universe', ed/tr. Latham,Ronald [Penguin 1951], p.92
A Reaction
A nice remark. This apparent personification of nature implies the application of laws to an essentially passive reality. See Idea 5442 and Nature|Laws of Nature|Essentialism for a different view.
Related Idea
Idea 5442 For 'passivists' behaviour is imposed on things from outside [Ellis]