7 February 2013

sang-froid

[French sahn-frwa]

noun

– coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.

Origin:
1740–50; < French: literally, cold blood

Synonyms
self-possession, poise, equanimity, self-control, nerve, courage, steadiness.

Today’s aphorism

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

On this day

8 February 1952 – Princess Elizabeth declares herself Queen of the British Commonwealth, taking the title, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.