Thursday, April 10, 2025

 

Bubbles

Petronius, Satyricon 42.4-5 (tr. P.G. Walsh):
Dammit, we're nothing but walking bags of wind. Flies rank higher; they do have a bit of spark, whereas we're no more than bubbles.

heu, eheu. utres inflati ambulamus. minoris quam muscae sumus, muscae tamen aliquam virtutem habent, nos non pluris sumus quam bullae.
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# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 8:34 AM


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