Birthdays occurring on June, 14

1811

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 American writer, philanthropist and author author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1811-1896 Friendships are discovered rather than made. More quotations from Harriet Beecher Stowe

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1866

Gurdjieff was born on June 14, 1866 (1873-1949) A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering. More quotations from Gurdjieff

1895

Louis Finkelstein was born on June 14, 1895 A rabbi should not despair if people do not do as much as they should. Every parent has that with children. God is merciful. More quotations from Louis Finkelstein

Deaths occurring on June, 14

1837

Giacomo Leopardi died on June 14, 1837 Italian poet, scholar, and philosopher, 1798-1837 Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age. More quotations from Giacomo Leopardi

1936

G. K. Chesterton died on June 14, 1936 English born Gabonese critic, essayist, novelist and poet, 1874-1936 The lunatic is the man who lives in a small world but thinks it is a large one; he is the man who lives in a tenth of the truth, and thinks it is the whole. The madman cannot conceive any cosmos outside a certain tale or conspiracy or vision. More quotations from G. K. Chesterton