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).
Lord Hervey
Born: October 13, 1696
Died: August 5, 1743 (aged 46)
Bio: John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey English courtier and political writer and memoirist, was the eldest son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, by his second wife, Elizabeth.