Michael Dobson |
August 28
Social
"No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dramatist and philosopher
born August 28, 1749
Michael Dobson |
August 4
Social
"Fear not the future, weep not for the past."
Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
born August 4, 1792
Michael Dobson |
August 5
Social
"The bed comprehends our whole life; for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it."
Guy de Maupassant, author
born August 5, 1850
Michael Dobson |
August 6
Social
"Anti-intellectualism...has been present in some form and degree in most societies; in one it takes the form of the administering of hemlock, in another of town-and-gown riots, in another of censorship and regimentation, in still another of Congressional investigations."
Richard Hofstadter, historian
born August 6, 1916
Michael Dobson |
August 7
Social
"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in life has a purpose."
Garrison Keillor, radio host
born August 7, 1942