Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Marshall Sahlins
Born: December 27, 1930
Died: April 5, 2021 (aged 90)
Bio: Marshall David Sahlins was an American anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory.
Known for:
- Stone age economics (1972)
- Islands of history (1985)
- Culture and practical reason (1976)
- What Kinship Is-And Is Not (2013)