Among The Smaller Duties Of Life I

I Always Fear That Creation Will Expire Before Teatime.

Scotland: That Garret Of The Earth - That Knuckle-end Of England - That Land Of Calvin, Oatcakes, And Sulfur.

A Great Deal Of Talent Is Lost To The World For The Want Of A Little Courage. Every Day Sends To Their Graves A Number Of Obscure Men Who Have Only Remained Obscure Because Their Timidity Has Prevented Them From Making A First Effort; And Who, If They Could Only Have Been Induced To Begin, Would In All Probability Have Gone Great Lengths In The Career Of Fame.

Whatever You Are By Nature, Keep To It; Never Desert Your Line Of Talent. Be What Nature Intended You For, And You Will Succeed.

[t]he 47th Proposition In Euclid Might Now Be Voted Down With As Much Ease As Any Proposition In Politics; And Therefore If Lord Hawkesbury Hates The Abstract Truths Of Science As Much As He Hates Concrete Truth In Human Affairs, Now Is His Time For Getting Rid Of The Multiplication Table, And Passing A Vote Of Censure Upon The Pretensions Of The Hypotenuse.