British author born on April 7, 1718, and died on December 27, 1800. Hugh Blair is renowned for his contributions to literature and education, particularly in the Scottish literary and academic circles.
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“Taste consists in the power of judging; genius in the power of executing.”
Source: The Beauties of Blair: Consisting of Selections from His Works
Source: Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Lectures of Dr. Blair
“Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.”
Source: Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait
“The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.”
Source: Sermons. ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author
“Nothing, except what flows from the heart, can render even external manners truly pleasing.”
Source: Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait
“Fretfulness of temper will generally characterize those who are negligent of order.”
“Human ability is an unequal match for the violent and unforeseen vicissitudes of the world.”
Source: Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait
“To exult over the miseries of an unhappy creature is inhuman.”
Source: The Beauties of Blair: Consisting of Selections from His Works
Source: The Beauties of Blair: Consisting of Selections from His Works
Source: Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait
“Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.”
Source: Sentimental Beauties from the Writings of Dr. Blair: Selected with a View to Refine the Taste, Rectify the Judgment, and Mould the Heart to Virtue