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Thus the sum of things is ever being reviewed, and mortals dependent one upon another. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and like runners pass on the torch of life.
Lucretius



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Author Profession: Poet
Nationality: Roman
Born: 94 BC
Died: 55 BC

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Victory puts us on a level with heaven.
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Another, Being, Changed, Dependent, Diminish, Ever, Increase, Life, Living, Pass, Short, Some, Space, Sum, Thus, Torch, Upon
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