Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Émile Duclaux

Born: June 24, 1840
Died: February 5, 1904 (aged 63)
Bio: Émile Duclaux was a French microbiologist and chemist born in Aurillac, Cantal.