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).
Henry Stephens Salt

Born: September 20, 1851
Died: April 19, 1939 (aged 87)
Bio: Henry Stephens Salt was an English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions, and the treatment of animals.
Known for:
- Life of Henry David Thoreau (1890)
- Seventy Years Among Savages (1921)
- Humanitarian essays (1897)