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).
George Perkins Marsh
Born: March 15, 1801
Died: July 23, 1882 (aged 81)
Bio: George Perkins Marsh, an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist and the precursor to the sustainability concept, although "conservationist" would be more accurate.
Known for:
- The Earth as Modified by Human Action (1864)
- Lectures on the English language (1860)