#roman poem
“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
