Pierre Beaumarchais — French Inventor born on January 24, 1732, died on May 17, 1799

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 (both French and American)... (wikipedia)

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.