baldwin-profession

The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

“ἀκίνδυνοι δʼ ἀρεταὶ
οὔτε παρʼ ἀνδράσιν οὔτʼ ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις
τίμιαι· πολλοὶ δὲ μέμνανται, καλὸν εἴ τι ποναθῇ.“

Pindar | Olympian 6.9—11