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.
E. Cobham Brewer
Born: May 10, 1810
Died: March 6, 1897 (aged 86)
Bio: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, was the compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook.
Known for:
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1870)
- A Dictionary Of Miracles (1884)