Heade Martin Johnson.
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (Dutch, 1782-1861), “Still life with roses, peonies, lilac, morning glories and other flowers in a greek vase on a stone plinth” by sofi01 on Flickr.
La vie est hérissée de ces épines, et je n’y sais d’autre remède que de cultiver son jardin.
Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden.
—Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet). Letter to Pierre-Joseph François Luneau de Boisjermain, October 21, 1769. From Oeuvres Complètes de Voltaire: Correspondance. (1882). Vol. XIV, Letter No. 7692 (p. 478). Paris: Garnier Frères.Digital Scan by Brian Haslam. (n.d.) “Roses.”
