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Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. Born: February 1818, Talbot County, Maryland, United States Died: February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C., United States     Without a struggle, there can be no progress. It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. I prayed for twenty years…

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling’s works of fiction include The Jungle Book, Kim, and many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King”. Born: December 30, 1865, Mumbai, India Died: January 18, 1936, London, United Kingdom   Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by…

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. Born: December 1770, Bonn, Germany Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria On Dec 17th 2015 ,the Search Engine Google showed…

James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit. Born: December 8, 1894,United States Died: November 2, 1961,United States     Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead. Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.…

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Born: December 8, 65 BC, Venosa, Italy Died: November 27, 8 BC, Rome, Italy     Rule your mind or it will rule you. Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in…

Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher. Born: December 4, 1795, Ecclefechan, United Kingdom Died: February 5, 1881, London, United Kingdom     A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Every noble work is at first impossible. There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more…

Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE, publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. Born: November 30, 1874, New London, Prince Edward Island Died: April 24, 1942, Toronto, Canada     Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.…

Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and memoirist. Born: July 1, 1804, Paris, France Died: June 8, 1876, Nohant-Vic, France     Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. One changes…