Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Pierre Beaumarchais
Born: January 24, 1732
Died: May 18, 1799 (aged 67)
Bio: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.
Known for:
- The Figaro trilogy
- The Figaro Plays
- The Three Figaro Plays