Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
David Daiches

Born: September 2, 1912
Died: July 15, 2005 (aged 92)
Bio: David Daiches was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer. He wrote extensively on English literature, Scottish literature and Scottish culture.
Known for:
- A Critical History of English Literature (1979)
- Critical approaches to literature (1956)
- Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood (1956)
- God and the poets (1984)
- Let's Collect Scotch Whisky (1981)






