Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
John Campbell Shairp

Born: July 30, 1819
Died: September 18, 1885 (aged 66)
Bio: John Campbell Shairp was a Scottish critic and man of letters.
Known for:
- Burns (1879)
- Studies in poetry and philosophy (1868)
- On poetic interpretation of nature (1877)
- Life and Letters of James David Forbes (1873)