16 July 2013

misanthrope

[mis-uhn-throhp, miz-]
noun
a hater of humankind, e.g. he behaved like a misanthrope. His behaviour was misanthropic.

Today’s aphorism

Be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.

– Mother Teresa

On this day

16 July 622 – The Prophet Mohammad escapes from Mecca and travels to Medina, marking the beginning of both Islam and the Islamic calendar.

16 July 1439 – England bans kissing in an effort to stop the spreading of germs.