Small: Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other
"Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other"
George MacDonald, Novelist
Small: The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done
"The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done"
George MacDonald, Novelist
Small: We are all failures at least, all the best of us are
J. M. Barrie
"We are all failures at least, all the best of us are"
J. M. Barrie, Novelist
Small: Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us
"Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
Small: It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality fro
"It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality from the other sciences"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
Small: I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry
Norman MacCaig
"I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry"
Norman MacCaig, Poet
Small: And its impossible for me to read Henry James
Norman MacCaig
"And it's impossible for me to read Henry James"
Norman MacCaig, Poet
Small: The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be e
"The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle"
James Hutton, Scientist
Small: He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they
"He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they?"
Robert Adamson, Philosopher
Small: Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic.
James Lind
"Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic. Two others had each two oranges and one lemon given them every day. These they ate with greediness, at different times, upon an empty stomach"
James Lind, Scientist
Small: There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends
"There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends"
James Boswell, Lawyer
Small: All of our affairs, since the union of crowns, have been managed by the advice of English ministers, and the p
"All of our affairs, since the union of crowns, have been managed by the advice of English ministers, and the principal offices of the kingdom filled with such men, as the court of England knew would be subservient to their designs"
Andrew Fletcher, Writer
Small: A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped
William Dunbar
"A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped"
William Dunbar, Poet
Small: In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude
"In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude"
Thomas Erskine, Theologian
Small: I have got the best of both worlds growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow
"I have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow"
Magnus Magnusson, Journalist
Small: The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it
"The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it"
John Gilmour, Politician
Small: If youve got a huge Hollywood star in your film, theyre getting 32 million, and everyone else gets their bus f
"If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare"
Robbie Coltraine, Actor
Small: Land, in England, is valuable, because we have highly-paid artisans to consume the produce on the spot
"Land, in England, is valuable, because we have highly-paid artisans to consume the produce on the spot"
Joseph Hume, Scientist
Small: The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from
"The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature"
Robert Fortune, Scientist
Small: And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same eviden
"And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also"
Thomas Reid, Philosopher
Small: Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax
"Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax"
Jackie Stewart, Athlete
Small: Well, he doesnt make me laugh. I think Ive got a fair sense of humour but I cant really see it in him.
Ian St. John
"Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well"
Ian St. John, Athlete
Small: I say, traitors as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty if it may be called
"I say, traitors; as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty; if it may be called a liberty, as it is redeemed with the betraying of the interest of Christ, and the blood of His people"
Donald Cargill, Clergyman
Small: Were I not a king, I would be a university man
King James I
"Were I not a king, I would be a university man"
King James I, Royalty
Small: I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed
"I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin"
Eddie Campbell, Artist
Small: People who know, know. The others, it really doesnt matter
"People who know, know. The others, it really doesn't matter"
David McCallum, Actor
Small: Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal
"Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal"
Arthur Keith, Scientist
Small: Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a
"Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a "map" for the journey. Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project"
Anne Grant, Poet
Small: I spent as much time writing proposals in 98 and 99 as I did writing scripts
"I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts"
Mark Millar, Writer
Small: Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit, but God to man doth speak in solitude
"Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit, but God to man doth speak in solitude"
John Stuart Blackie, Writer
Small: When a man is at his wits end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with
"When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality"
Oswald Chambers, Theologian
Small: Every noble work is at first impossible
Thomas Carlyle
"Every noble work is at first impossible"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Work alone is noble
Thomas Carlyle
"Work alone is noble"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: The merit of originality is not novelty it is sincerity
Thomas Carlyle
"The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment
Thomas Carlyle
"Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor
Thomas Carlyle
"No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith
Thomas Carlyle
"Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Endurance is patience concentrated
Thomas Carlyle
"Endurance is patience concentrated"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone
Thomas Carlyle
"Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer
Thomas Carlyle
"Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer