One more thing



And one more thing:

Quisquis huc accedes
Quod tibi horrendum videtur
Mihi amoenum est
Si dilectat maneas
Si taedat abeas
Utrumque gratum

You who come here
Whoever you are
What may seem horrible to you
Is fine for me
If you like it stay
If it bores you go
I couldn’t care less.

(From the inscription that appears in Latin on a marble plaque at the entrance to Cardinal Chigi’s 17th century Villa Cetinale, at Sovicelli in Tuscany, discovered and translated by John Julius Norwich in “Still More Christmas Crackers – 1990-1999,” [Viking, Penguin Group UK]).




Wednesday, February 15, 2012

H. L. Mencken wrote...

"The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel."
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2 comments:

  1. CandideFebruary 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -
    H. L. Mencken

    Uncomfortable truth?

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  2. G.J. Price IIIFebruary 15, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    ...and your point is?

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