Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
William Francis Patrick Napier
Born: December 7, 1785
Died: February 12, 1860 (aged 74)
Bio: General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, who tarnished his reputation at the end of his career by a fateful falling out with John Gurwood.
Known for:
- Attila
- The Conquest Of Scinde (1845)