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Full Idea
Nothing has power to break the binding laws of eternity.
Gist of Idea
Nothing can break the binding laws of eternity
Source
Lucretius (On the Nature of the Universe [c.60 BCE], 5.56)
Book Ref
Lucretius: 'On the Nature of the Universe', ed/tr. Latham,Ronald [Penguin 1951], p.172
A Reaction
This seems to be virtually the only remark from the ancient world suggesting that there are 'laws' of nature, so I'm guessing it is a transient metaphor, not a theory about nature. 'Even the gods must bow to necessity'.