Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Caroline Stephen
Born: December 8, 1834
Died: April 7, 1909 (aged 74)
Bio: Caroline Emelia Stephen or Milly Stephen was a British philanthropist and a writer on Quakerism. Her niece was Virginia Woolf.
Known for:
- Quaker strongholds (1890)
- French History for English Children (1882)