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).
David Livingstone
Born: March 19, 1813
Died: May 1, 1873 (aged 60)
Bio: David Livingstone was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr.
Known for:
- Dr. Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures (1858)
- Expedition to the Zambesi
- Livingstone's Africa (1872)
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