That's the title of a short film that plays when you visit the Morgan Library.  J.P. Morgan went in search of beautiful things, and tried to buy as many as he could. 

 

Speaking of beautiful things, here are a few more words from Walter Pater:



I have said that the peculiar character of Botticelli is the result of a blending in him of a sympathy for humanity in its uncertain condition, its attractiveness, its investiture at rarer moments in a character of loveliness and energy, with his consciousness of the shadow upon it of the great things from which it shrinks, and that this conveys into his work somewhat more than painting usually attains of the true complexion of humanity.


So - what's the great thing from which you are shrinking today?

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One month to go until OneWebDay: September 22.  Here's a Rocketboom segment (translated into a zillion languages, thanks to dotSUB.com), a great post from Beth Kanter about OneWebDay, and some news:  Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Andrew Baron (Rocketboom), Dana Spiegel (NYCWireless), Birju Pandya (CharityFocus.org), and more will be speaking at Washington Square Park on Sept. 22, Saturday, between 3 and 4 pm.