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).
Martin Gumpert

Born: November 12, 1897
Died: April 18, 1955 (aged 57)
Bio: Martin S Gumpert was a Jewish German-born American physician and writer.
Known for:
- You Are Younger Than You Think (1944)
- The Anatomy Of Happiness (1951)
- Trail Blazers of Science
- Dunant