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> [Poor mortals we who crave to have it so - our grief to be deathless when we are dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perses-of-thebes/poor-mortals-we-who-crave-to-have-it-so-our-grief-to-be-deathless/)

[Perses Of Thebes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perses-of-thebes/)

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> [I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too long, And therefore I determine, That many people read a song, Who will not read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winthrop-mackworth-praed/i-think-whatever-mortals-crave-with-impotent-endeavor-a-wreath-a-rank/)

[Winthrop Mackworth Praed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winthrop-mackworth-praed/)

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