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).
Olavo de Carvalho

Born: April 29, 1947
Died: January 24, 2022 (aged 74)
Bio: Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho, better known as Olavo de Carvalho, was a Brazilian essayist whose interests include historical philosophy, the history of revolutionary movements, Kremlinology, the traditionalist school, comparative religion, psychology, and philosophical anthropology. He was known in Brazil for his conservative political stance, and for being a critic of the political Left.