Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Luigi Cornaro

Born: 1484
Died: May 8, 1566 (aged 82)
Bio: Alvise Cornaro, often Italianised Luigi, was a Venetian nobleman and patron of arts, also remembered for his four books of Discorsi about the secrets to living long and well with measure and sobriety.
Known for:
- The Art of Living Long
- How to Live 100 Years
- Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life