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).
Chauncey Depew
Born: April 23, 1834
Died: April 5, 1928 (aged 93)
Bio: Chauncey Mitchell Depew was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.
Known for:
- My Memories of Eighty Years (1922)
- Life and Later Speeches (1894)
- The Depew story book (1898)