The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Quid mihi reddat ager quaeris, Line, Nomentanus? Hoc mihi reddit ager: te, Line, non video. You wonder if my farm pays me its share? It pays me this: I do not see you there. Vuoi tu sapere, o Lino, il frutto del mio poderetto? Questo mi frutta, o Lino: che là stando, mai ti vedo.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XXXVIII
English translation by Raymond Oliver
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Protestors from environmental group WildAid campaign against the use of shark fins outside a Maxim’s restaurant on 香港 (Hong Kong) University campus in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: Alex Hofford/WildAid 香港 (Hong Kong).