November 11 is the birthday of Russian author FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY (1821-1861).

"Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God's light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love."

"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.”

"Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. It's only that.”

"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."

November 11 is the birthday of the great astrologer, alchemist, occultist and healer PARACELSUS (1493-1541). He was a pioneer in several aspects of the 'medical revolution' of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. He is credited as the 'father of toxicology.' Paracelsus also had a substantial impact as a prophet or diviner, his 'Prognostications' being studied by Rosicrucians in the 1600s. Paracelsianism is the early modern medical movement inspired by the study of his works.

November 11 is the birthday of American author KURT VONNEGUT (1922-2007). In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of nonfiction, with further collections being published after his death. He is most famous for his darkly satirical, bestselling novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).

November 11 is the birthday of Swiss conductor ERNEST ANSERMET (1883-1969). He began conducting at the Casino in Montreux in 1912, and from 1915 to 1923 was the conductor for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Travelling in France for this, he met both Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and consulted them on the performance of their works. During World War I, he met Igor Stravinsky, who was exiled in Switzerland, and from this meeting began the conductor's lifelong association with Russian music.