Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Simeon Strunsky
Born: July 23, 1879
Died: February 5, 1948 (aged 68)
Bio: Simeon Strunsky was a Russian-born Jewish American essayist and editorialist. He is best remembered as a prominent editorialist for the New York Times for more than two decades.
Known for:
- Sinbad And His Friends (1921)
- No Mean City (1944)
- Post-impressions: An Irresponsible Chronicle (1914)