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).
Max Ehrmann
Born: September 26, 1872
Died: September 9, 1945 (aged 72)
Bio: Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata". He often wrote on spiritual themes.
Known for:
- Desiderata (1927)
- The Desiderata of Happiness
- The poems of Max Ehrmann (1910)
- Desiderata for Dog Lovers