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).
Charles Macomb Flandrau

Born: December 9, 1871
Died: 1938 (aged 66)
Bio: Charles Macomb Flandrau, author and essayist, was born on December 9, 1871 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the son of Judge Charles Eugene Flandrau and Rebecca Blair Flandrau. He attended school in St.
Known for:
- Viva Mexico! (1908)
- Harvard episodes (1897)
- The Diary of a Freshman (1900)
- Loquacities (1931)