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 Stevens Cabot Abbott
Born: September 19, 1805
Died: June 17, 1877 (aged 71)
Bio: John Stevens Cabot Abbott, an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
Known for:
- David Crockett (1874)
- The Empire of Russia (1860)