Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Petrus Borel
Born: June 26, 1809
Died: July 14, 1859 (aged 50)
Bio: Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive, known as Petrus Borel, was a French writer of the Romantic movement.