Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
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)







