Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
George Francis FitzGerald
Born: August 3, 1851
Died: February 22, 1901 (aged 49)
Bio: Prof George Francis FitzGerald FRS FRSE was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, during the last quarter of the 19th century.