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.
Jacob Abbott
Born: November 14, 1803
Died: October 31, 1879 (aged 75)
Bio: Jacob Abbott was an American writer of children's books.
Known for:
- Rollo in Switzerland (1854)
- History of Julius Caesar (1849)
- Rollo on the Atlantic (1853)
- Cleopatra (1879)