“Ars longa,
vita brevis,
occasio praeceps,
experimentum periculosum,
iudicium difficile.
Life is short,
[the] art long,
opportunity fleeting,
experiment dangerous,
judgment difficult.”
— HippocratesA Map of the Gold Coast, from Issini to Alampi — engraved by G. Child after
d’Anville, 1745. Atlas of Mutual Heritage / Koninklijke Bibliotheek, public domain, via
Wikimedia Commons.
