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Friday, July 1st, 2016 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg's Birthday



A German scientist, satirist and Anglophile.

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Death Anniversary



A major Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism.

Fame is but the breath of the people and that often unwholesome.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 - Jim Morrison's Death Anniversary



The lead singer and lyricist of American band The Doors.

Love cannot save you from your own fate.
Jim Morrison

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Monday, July 4th, 2016 - Independence Day

Freedom works.
Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 - William Faulkner's Death Anniversary



An American writer of novels, short stories, poetry and occasional screenplays.

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
William Faulkner

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Thursday, July 7th, 2016 - Satchel Paige's Birthday



An American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
Satchel Paige

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Friday, July 8th, 2016 - Havelock Ellis' Death Anniversary/color]



A British physician and psychologist, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality.

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
Havelock Ellis

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Saturday, July 9th, 2016 - Edmund Burke's Death Anniversary



An Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party.

You can never plan the future by the past.
Edmund Burke

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Sunday, July 10th, 2016 - Sir Arthur Helps' Birthday



An English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground but a kind word is never thrown away.
Sir Arthur Helps

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Monday, July 11th, 2016 - E. B. White's Birthday



An American writer.

Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men.
E. B. White

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Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 - Buckminster Fuller's Birthday



An American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.

Don't fight forces; use them.
Buckminster Fuller

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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 - Hilaire Belloc's Death Anniversary



An Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902.

There's nothing worth the wear of winning but laughter and the love of friends.
Hilaire Belloc

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Sunday, July 17th, 2016 - Isaac Watts' Birthday



An English hymn-writer, theologian and logician.

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.
Isaac Watts

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Monday, July 18th, 2016 - Jane Austen's Death Anniversary



An English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Jane Austen

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 - Moon Day

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.
Jean Paul