#propertius
“Observe what tints the lovely earth puts forth: The better ivies come of themselves, The lovelier arbutus grows in lonely grottoes, Pure water flows in unimproved courses, Beaches gemmed with native pebbles seduce, Birds sing the sweeter for lack of art.”— -Propertius
“Not costly pyramids led up to the stars, Nor Jove’s house in Elis that imitates heaven, Nor the precious fortune of Mausolus’ tomb, Can avoid the ultimate condition - death. Either fire or rain will take away their glories - Overborne by their own weight, they will fall In ruin beneath the blows of the years: But the name achieved by wit shall not decline With time: by wit distinction stands immortal.”— -Propertius
