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“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – Ozymandias
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“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings.”
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“The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
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“Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, the lone and level sands stretch far away.”
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“Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command.”
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“Power, once attained, eventually crumbles to dust.”
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“Time erodes even the mightiest achievements.”
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“Pride and vanity lead to ultimate destruction.”
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“The grandest monuments will ultimately be forgotten.”
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“All power and glory is fleeting.”
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“What once was great will inevitably decline.” CONFIDENT PERSON QUOTES
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“Rulers are ultimately at the mercy of time.”
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“The passing of time reduces empires to ruins.”
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“Even the greatest empires are subject to decay and ruin.”
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“Statues and monuments cannot protect against the passage of time.”
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“The legacy of power is ultimately a hollow one.”
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“Once-mighty kings are eventually forgotten.”
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“The sands of time obliterate all traces of supremacy.”
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“The futility of human aspirations is exposed by the ravages of time.”
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“The illusion of power appears to be impenetrable but will ultimately crumble.”