Quote of the day
You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
Francis Wayland
Born: March 11, 1796
Died: September 30, 1865 (aged 69)
Bio: Francis Wayland, American Baptist educator and economist, was born in New York City, New York. He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. In Washington, D.C.
Known for:
- The elements of moral science (1835)
- The elements of political economy. (1837)
- The Elements of Intellectual Philosophy (1854)
- The Limitations of Human Responsibility (1838)