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).
Edward Ernest Bowen

Born: March 30, 1836
Died: April 8, 1901 (aged 65)
Bio: Edward Ernest Bowen was an influential schoolmaster at Harrow School from 1859 until his death, and the author of the Harrow school song, Forty Years On.