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 Muir
Born: April 21, 1838
Died: December 24, 1914 (aged 76)
Bio: John Muir, also known as John of the Mountains, was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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