“You are too young," said one of the Directors, hesitating about his appointment as general. "In a year," answered Napoleon, "I shall be either old or dead.””
Quotes by J. G. Lockhart
“My appetite for books was as ample and indiscriminating as it was indefatigable, and I since have had too frequently reason to repent that few ever read so much, and to so little purpose.””
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I of 10
“and I really believe I have read as much nonsense of this class as any man now living.””
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I of 10
“My father used to protest to me on such occasions that he thought I was born to be a strolling pedlar; and though the prediction was intended to mortify my conceit, I am not sure that I altogether disliked it.””
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I of 10
J. G. LockhartJ. G. Lockhart was a Scottish writer and critic, best known for his contributions to the genre of historical fiction and his role as an influential literary figure in the early 19th century. Born in 1...