Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
James Baldwin
Born: August 2, 1924
Died: December 1, 1987 (aged 63)
Bio: James Arthur Baldwin was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
Known for:
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953)
- The Fire Next Time (1963)
- Giovanni's Room (1956)
- Notes of a Native Son (1955)
- Another Country (1962)
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