Carmen Lake

Haec, quae saepe solet vinci, quae vincere raro, parma tibi, scutum pumilionis erit. This, which is wont oft to be overcome, rarely to win, Will be to you a small buckler, but a dwarf’s great shield.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 14, CCXIII
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker

Cuba’s prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso. Photo: CubaxDentro.