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.
Wilhelm Busch
Born: April 15, 1832
Died: January 9, 1908 (aged 75)
Bio: Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. He published comic illustrated cautionary tales from 1859, achieving his most notable works in the 1870s.
Known for:
- Max and Moritz (1865)
- Die fromme Helene (1872)
- Eduards Traum (1891)
- Kleine Erzählungen