Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
William T. Stearn
Born: April 16, 1911
Died: May 9, 2001 (aged 90)
Bio: Professor William Thomas Stearn, VMH was a British botanist. Born in Cambridge in 1911, he was largely self-educated, and developed an early interest in books and natural history.
Known for:
- Botanical Latin (1966)
- Flower artists of Kew (1990)