Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Lev Shestov
Born: February 12, 1866
Died: November 19, 1938 (aged 72)
Bio: Lev Isaakovich Shestov, born Yehuda Leyb Schwarzmann, was a Russian existentialist philosopher. Born in Kyiv on February 12 1866, he emigrated to France in 1921, fleeing from the aftermath of the October Revolution. He lived in Paris until his death on November 19, 1938.
Known for:
- Athens and Jerusalem
- Penultimate words
- All Things Are Possible
- Anton Tchekhov and Other Essays
- Nachala i kontsy