Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Carlo M. Cipolla
Born: August 15, 1922
Died: September 5, 2000 (aged 78)
Bio: Carlo M. Cipolla was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944.
Known for:
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Clocks and culture, 1300-1700
- Guns, Sails & Empires