Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Henry Duff Traill

Born: August 14, 1842
Died: February 21, 1900 (aged 57)
Bio: Henry Duff Traill was a British author and journalist.
Known for:
- The Life of Sir John Franklin R.N (1896)
- England, Egypt, and the Sudan (1900)
- The Marquis of Salisbury (1891)
- Lord Cromer (1897)