“A mediocrity of fortune, with a gentleness of mind, will preserve us from fear or envy.”

— Hugh Blair

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About Hugh Blair

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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...

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