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).
John Greenleaf Whittier
Born: December 17, 1807
Died: September 7, 1892 (aged 84)
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