Hugh Blair — Scottish Theologian born on April 07, 1718, died on December 27, 1800

Hugh Blair FRSE was a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse... (wikipedia)

Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.
What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it.
The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.