Quote of the day
Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Heaven,
When drooping health and spirits go amiss?
How tasteless then whatever can be given!
Health is the vital principle of bliss,
And exercise, of health.
Charles William King

Born: September 5, 1818
Died: March 25, 1888 (aged 69)
Bio: Charles William King was a British Victorian writer and collector of gems.
Known for:
- Antique Gems and Rings (1872)
- Handbook of Engraved Gems (1866)
- Plutarch's Morals (1870)