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).
William Carey
Born: August 17, 1761
Died: June 9, 1834 (aged 72)
Bio: William Carey was a British missionary, a Particular Baptist minister, a translator and an activist. He also opened the first University in India offering degrees.
Known for:
- Gay and Christian? Yes!
- Means for the Conversion of the Heathens
- A Dictionary of the Mahratta Language (1810)