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 Halle

Born: 1529
Died: 1568 (aged 39)
Bio: John Halle, or John Hall of Maidstone was an English surgeon, known as a medical writer and poet.