He Couldn't See A Belt Without Hitting

It Is Easier To Influence Strong Than Weak Characters In Life.

I Was Born In The Country Of Hogg And Scott Between The Yarrow And The Tweed, In The Year 1864.

Symbols Are The Imaginative Signposts Of Life.

There Are Big Men, Men Of Intellect, Intellectual Men, Men Of Talent And Men Of Action; But The Great Man Is Difficult To Find, And It Needs --apart From Discernment --a Certain Greatness To Find Him.

Too Much Brilliance Has Its Disadvantages, And Misplaced Wit May Raise A Laugh, But Often Beheads A Topic Of Profound Interest.