Tuesday, February 29, 1916

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to February 29. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

February 29 stays in the book in common years. The lived calendar skips it. This page does not.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
Mohandas K. GandhiStatement at the Great Trial · 1922

In 1917 this day opens on Confucius.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

February 29 · Quotationary