Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
Wolfgang Mieder
Born: February 17, 1944 (age 81)
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)







