Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
William Rose Benét
Born: February 2, 1886
Died: May 4, 1950 (aged 64)
Bio: William Rose Benét was an American poet, writer, and editor. He was the older brother of Stephen Vincent Benét.
Known for:
- Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia (1948)
- The spirit of the scene
- Perpetual Light (1919)
- Merchants from Cathay (1913)
- The Dust Which Is God (1945)