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All things human hang by a slender thread and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.

Ovid

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Ovid
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Publius Ovidius Naso
P. Ovidius Naso
Humans
Hang
Things
Suddenly
Seemed
Security
Sinks
Stand
Slender
Fall
Thread
Strong
Falls
Human
Ruins

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