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Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 - 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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Thursday, July 10th, 2014 - 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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Friday, July 11th, 2014 - 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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Saturday, July 12th, 2014 - Erasmus' Death Anniversary



A Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian.     

No one is to be despaired of as long as he breathes. (While there is life there is hope.)
Erasmus

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 - Mary Baker Eddy's Birthday



The founder of the Christian Science religion.   

Health is not a condition of matter but of Mind.
Mary Baker Eddy

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Thursday, July 17th, 2014 - 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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Friday, July 18th, 2014 - 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.   

The less said the better.
Jane Austen

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Sunday, July 20th, 2014 - Moon Day

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

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Monday, July 21st, 2014 - Marshall McLuhan's Birthday



A Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist.   

A successful book cannot afford to be more than ten percent new.
Marshall McLuhan

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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 - Carl Sandburg's Death Anniversary



An American writer and editor, best known for his poetry.     

Nothing happens unless first a dream.
Carl Sandburg

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Thursday, July 24th, 2014 - Isaac Bashevis Singer's Death Anniversary



A Jewish American author noted for his short stories.     

A good writer is basically a story-teller not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Friday, July 25th, 2014 - Mason Cooley's Death Anniversary



An American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms.     

Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.
Mason Cooley

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Saturday, July 26th, 2014 - Aldous Huxley's Birthday



An English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.     

Experience teaches only the teachable.
Aldous Huxley

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Sunday, July 27th, 2014 - Bob Hope's Death Anniversary



A British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies.     

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.
Bob Hope

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Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 - Dag Hammarskjold's Birthday



A Swedish diplomat, economist and author.     

Life only demands from you the strength you possess.
Dag Hammarskjold