The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way
as to do the least damage or destruction to them,
and he leaves them whole,
undamaged and fresh,
just as he found them.
~ Saint Francis de Sales (August 21, 1567 – December 28, 1622)
Daily Quote: August 20
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Daily Quote: August 16
The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait.
It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work.
Progress may continue.
~ Gabriel Lippmann (August 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921)
Almost 100 years later and progress continues. Shorter exposure times (shutter speed) allows us to stop action and make time stand still as dancers pose mid-air.
Daily Quote: August 15
Daily Quote: August 14
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
~ Letitia Elizabeth Landon (August 14, 1802 – October 15, 1838)
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Daily Quote: August 12
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions;
they have their place in heaven also.
Robert Southey (August 12, 1774 – March 21, 1843)
