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.
Henry Phillips

Born: 1779
Died: March 8, 1840 (aged 61)
Bio: Henry Phillips was a botanist, horticultural writer and landscape gardener from the seaside resort of Brighton in England.