“Ancora Imparo”

 

This morning my family gave me a wonderful plaque that Narda picked up on a trip to Oxford. It is inscribed with:

‘I am still learning’  michelangelo

The back has the following inscription:

Even in his 87th year, the great Italian renaissance artist Michelangelo, creator of such masterpieces as the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture of David, is quoted as saying ‘Ancora Imparo’ (I am still learning). Given the scope of his achievement, this humility is striking and strongly reminiscent of the Greek philosopher Socrates – "The wise man knows that he knows nothing"

 

I am still learning.

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