Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
François Villon

Born: April 1, 1431
Died: 1463 (aged 31)
Bio: François Villon, born in Paris in 1431 and disappeared from view in 1463, is the best known French poet of the late Middle Ages.
Known for:
- Le Testament (1461)
- Poems of François Villon
- The Legacy: & The Testament
- The Testament and Other Poems
- Ballade des dames du temps jadis