Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Thomas Gisborne
Born: October 31, 1758
Died: March 24, 1846 (aged 87)
Bio: Thomas Gisborne was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was a member of the Clapham Sect, who fought for the abolition of the slave trade in England.
Known for:
- Poems, sacred and moral (1798)
- Essays on agriculture