Sunday, January 13, 2019

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Bellus homo et magnus vis idem, Cotta, videri:
sed qui bellus homo est, Cotta, pusillus homo est.

A pretty fellow you wish to appear,
And yet, Cotta, a great man.
But a pretty fellow, Cotta, is a puny fellow.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 1, IX
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker

Banksy’s truck, called “The Sirens of the Lambs” and filled with stuffed animals and a soundtrack of squealing animals, toured New York City for two weeks in October 2013. Photo: Banksy.

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