Quote of the day
A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
John Davis Long
Born: October 27, 1838
Died: August 28, 1915 (aged 76)
Bio: John Davis Long was an American lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1880 to 1883.
Known for:
- The Journal of John D. Long
- After-dinner and Other Speeches (1895)







