“The tragedy of war is that it uses man’s best to do man’s worst.”~Harry Emerson Fosdick American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on this day in 1878.
“The tragedy of war is that it uses man’s best to do man’s worst.”~Harry Emerson Fosdick American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on this day in 1878.
“The mind is not, I know, a highway, but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open.”~Margaret Fuller American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women’s rights advocate Margaret Fuller was born on this day in 1810.
“There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution.”~Betty Williams Peace activist from Northern Ireland Betty Williams was born on this day in 1943.
“When thee builds a prison, thee had better build with the thought ever in thy mind that thee and thy children may occupy the cells.”~Elizabeth Fry English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist, and Quaker Elizabeth Fry was born on this day in 1780.
“All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path.”~Sigrid Undset Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset was born on this day in 1882.
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”~Omar Khayyam Persian polymath Omar Khayyam was born on this day in 1048.
“We all have complexity in our lives.”~Lisa Brennan-Jobs American writer Lisa Brennan-Jobs was born on this day in 1978.
“This is why I read novels: so I can escape my own unrelenting monologue.”~Carol Shields American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer Carol Shields was born on this day in 1935.
“The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you’re not going to stop just because one series is over; you’re going to go and find something else.”~Eoin Colfer Irish author Eoin Colfer was born on this day in 1965.
“Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.”~Stephen R. Donaldson American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novelist Stephen R. Donaldson was born on this day in 1947.
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