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.
George Boas

Born: August 28, 1891
Died: March 17, 1980 (aged 88)
Bio: George Boas was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He received his education at Brown University, obtaining both a BA and MA in Philosophy there, after which he studied shortly at Columbia, and finally at UC Berkeley, where he earned his PhD in 1917.
Known for:
- The cult of childhood (1966)
- A primer for critics (1937)
- The heaven of invention (1962)
- Wingless Pegasus (1950)







