Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Dannie Abse
Born: September 22, 1923
Died: September 28, 2014 (aged 91)
Bio: Daniel Abse was a Welsh poet.
Known for:
- Ash on a young man's sleeve (1954)
- Welsh retrospective (1997)
- Speak, Old Parrot (2013)
- Goodbye, twentieth century (2001)
- White coat, purple coat (1989)