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).
Paul Carus
Born: July 18, 1852
Died: February 11, 1919 (aged 66)
Bio: Paul Carus was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion and philosopher.
Known for:
- The Gospel of Buddha (1894)
- History of the Devil
- Karma a Story of Buddhist Ethics (1894)
- The Foundations of Mathematics (1908)