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).
Silvano Arieti

Born: June 28, 1914
Died: August 7, 1981 (aged 67)
Bio: Silvano Arieti was a psychiatrist regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on schizophrenia. He received his M.D. from the University of Pisa and left Italy soon after, due to the increasingly racial policies of Benito Mussolini.
Known for:
- Interpretation of Schizophrenia (1955)
- The Parnas (1979)
- Understanding and Helping the Schizophrenic (1979)
- Creativity: The Magic Synthesis (1976)
- Severe and mild depression (1978)