“Of all the follies incident to youth, there are none which either deform its present appearance, or blast the prospect of its future prosperity, more than self-conceit, presumption, and obstinacy.”

About Hugh Blair

Author • Scottish

Hugh Blair was a highly influential Scottish minister, author, and rhetorician during the height of the Scottish Enlightenment. Born in Edinburgh, he served as the first Regius Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres...