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).
Octavius Brooks Frothingham

Born: November 26, 1822
Died: November 27, 1895 (aged 73)
Bio: Octavius Brooks Frothingham, was an American clergyman and author.
Known for:
- Transcendentalism in New England: A History (1876)
- Recollections and impressions, 1822-1890 (1891)
- Beliefs of the unbelievers (1871)
- George Ripley (1882)