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Our Latin lesson had a quote from Seneca this week: Ars longa. Vita brevis.

Art is long. Life is brief. 

Maybe so, but the crumbling statues and mosaics of Rome prove that even the longevity of art has limitations.

The artists who thought they would find eternal significance in their creative genius and abilities have long been food for worms, and one day, even the Mona Lisa’s smile will be forgotten. Nice try, Seneca.

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