Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Richard Holt Hutton
Born: June 2, 1826
Died: September 9, 1897 (aged 71)
Bio: Richard Holt Hutton was an English journalist of literature and religion.
Known for:
- Aspects of religious and scientific thought
- A spectator of theatre
- Cardinal Newman (1890)