Quotes from authors born in 2039
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.
Lucan
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.
Lucan
I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.
Lucan
Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.
Lucan
Alas, I think I am becoming a god.
Titus
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