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).
Joseph Brotherton

Born: May 22, 1783
Died: January 7, 1857 (aged 73)
Bio: Joseph Brotherton was a reforming British politician, Nonconformist minister and pioneering vegetarian.