Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Richard Rolle de Hampole
Born: 1290
Died: 1349 (aged 59)
Bio: Richard Rolle was an English hermit, mystic, and religious writer. He is also known as Richard Rolle of Hampole or de Hampole, since at the end of his life he lived near a Cistercian nunnery in Hampole, Yorkshire.
Known for:
- The fire of love
- Richard Rolle, the English Writings
- Yorkshire Writers