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Homer Quotes: For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.
         

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.


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Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.



The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.

The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.





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