Quotes by Hugh Blair

Hugh Blair

Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician

Lived from: 1718 - 1800

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 7 april 1718 Died: 27 december 1800

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  • The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.
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  • Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.
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  • Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
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  • What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it.
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  • Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence.
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