“Nursed in poverty he acquired a hardihood which enabled him to sustain severe privations. As the simplicity of his life gave vigour to his body, so it fortified his mind. Possessing a frame and constitution thus hardened he was taught to consider courage as the most honourable virtue, cowardice the most disgraceful failing.” HighlandsHighlanders Book:Sketches of the Character, Institutions and Customs of the Highlanders of Scotland Source: Sketches of the Character, Institutions and Customs of the Highlanders of Scotland