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).
Richard Garnett
Born: February 27, 1835
Died: April 13, 1906 (aged 71)
Bio: Richard Garnett was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an author, philologist and assistant keeper of printed books in the British Museum, i.e. what is now the British Library.