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Humani generis cum sit sibi gloria maior,Sepe subesse solet proximus ille dolor:
Mens elata graues descensus sepe subibit,
Mens humilis stabile molleque firmat iter.
Motibus innumeris volutat fortuna per orbem;
Cum magis alta petis, inferiora time.
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