Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Maximilien Misson
Born: 1650
Died: 1722 (aged 72)
Bio: Francis Maximilian Misson, originally François Maximilien Misson, was a French writer and traveller. Born in Lyon, he fled France at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 and settled in Britain.