"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

28 January 2024

Depends.

Leonardo, Mona Lisa (detail), 1503


Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Ezra Pound, from ABC of Reading

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