Quote of the day
Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
Wolfgang Mieder
Born: February 17, 1944 (age 82)
Bio: Wolfgang Mieder is professor of German and folklore at the University of Vermont, in Burlington, Vermont, USA. He is a graduate of Olivet College, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University.
Known for:
- Proverbs: A Handbook (2004)
- Proverbs are never out of season (1993)
- The politics of proverbs (1997)
- The Pied Piper: A Handbook (2007)







