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 Thomas

Born: March 3, 1878
Died: April 9, 1917 (aged 39)
Bio: Philip Edward Thomas was a British poet, essayist, and novelist.
Known for:
- In pursuit of spring (1914)
- The south country (1909)
- The poems of Edward Thomas
- The annotated collected poems
- Light and Twilight (1911)