Thursday, August 12, 2010

Flora de Bry

Flora de Bry


Floris imago fugax rapidi nos admonit aevi
The fleeting presence of a flower warns us of a rapid lifetime


Flos speculum vitae modo vernat et interat aura
The flower mirrors life; it blooms and perishes in the air


O flos sic vernans iuvenili aetate pudorem
Oh how you flourish shyly flower, the modesty of youth

Monday, August 9, 2010

nytimes

People who are driven to excel have this unconscious propensity to underinvest in their families and overinvest in their careers—even though intimate and loving relationships with their families are the most powerful and enduring source of happiness.